• Association between soft drink consumption and mortality in 10 European countries 

      Mullee, Amy; Romaguera, Dora; Pearson-Stuttard, Jonathan; Viallon, Vivian; Stepien, Magdalena; Freisling, Heinz; Fagherazzi, Guy; Mancini, Francesca Romana; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine; Kühn, Tilman; Kaaks, Rudolf; Boeing, Heiner; Aleksandrova, Krasimira; Tjønneland, Anne; Halkjær, Jytte; Overvad, Kim; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Skeie, Guri; Parr, Christine Louise; Quirós, José Ramón; Agudo, Antonio; Sánchez, María-José; Amiano, Pilar; Cirera, Lluis; Ardanaz, Eva; Khaw, Kay-Tee; Tong, Tammy Y.N.; Schmidt, Julie A.; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Martimianaki, Georgia; Karakatsani, Anna; Palli, Domenico; Agnoli, Claudia; Tumino, Rosario; Sacerdote, Carlotta; Panico, Salvatore; Bueno-de-Mesquita, Hendrik Bastiaan; Verschuren, W.M. Monique; Boer, Jolanda M.A.; Vermeulen, Roel; Ramne, Stina; Sonestedt, Emily; Van Guelpen, Bethany; Holgersson, Pernilla Lif; Tsilidis, Konstantinos K.; Heath, Alicia K.; Muller, David; Riboli, Elio; Gunter, Marc J.; Murphy, Neil (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-09-03)
      <i>Importance</i> - Soft drinks are frequently consumed, but whether this consumption is associated with mortality risk is unknown and has been understudied in European populations to date.<p><p> <i>Objective</i> - To examine the association between total, sugar-sweetened, and artificially sweetened soft drink consumption and subsequent total and cause-specific mortality.<p><p> <i>Design, ...
    • Association of leukocyte DNA methylation changes with dietary folate and alcohol intake in the EPIC study 

      Perrier, Flavie; Viallon, Vivian; Ambatipudi, Srikant; Ghantous, Akram; Cuenin, Cyrille; Hernandez-Vargas, Hector; Chajès, Véronique; Baglietto, Laura; Matejcic, Marco; Moreno-Macías, Hortensia; Kühn, Tilman; Boeing, Heiner; Karakatsani, Anna; Kotanidou, Anastasia; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Sieri, Sabina; Panico, Salvatore; Fasanelli, Francesca; Dollé, Martijn; Onland-Moret, Charlotte; Sluijs, Ivonne; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Quirós, José Ramón; Agudo, Antonio; Huerta, José María; Ardanaz, Eva; Dorronsoro, Miren; Tong, Tammy Y.N.; Tsilidis, Konstantinos K.; Riboli, Elio; Gunter, Mark J.; Herceg, Zdenko; Ferrari, Pietro; Romieu, Isabelle (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-04-02)
      <i>Background</i> - There is increasing evidence that folate, an important component of one-carbon metabolism, modulates the epigenome. Alcohol, which can disrupt folate absorption, is also known to affect the epigenome. We investigated the association of dietary folate and alcohol intake on leukocyte DNA methylation levels in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) ...
    • Associations between dietary inflammatory scores and biomarkers of inflammation in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort 

      Lécuyer, Lucie; Laouali, Nasser; Viallon, Vivian; Artaud, Fanny; Hébert, James R.; Shivappa, Nitin; Agudo, Antonio; Tjønneland, Anne; Mellemkjær, Lene; Kaaks, Rudolf; Katzke, Verena A.; Schulze, Matthias B.; Frenoy, Pauline; Mancini, Francesca Romana; De Magistris, Maria Santucci; Macciotta, Alessandra; Masala, Giovanna; Agnoli, Claudia; Tumino, Rosario; Boer, Jolanda M.A.; Verschuren, W.M. Monique; Jensen, Torill; Olsen, Karina Standahl; Skeie, Guri; Chirlaque, María-Dolores; Petrova, Dafina; Castro-Espin, Carlota; Quirós, J. Ramón; Guevara, Marcela; Amiano, Pilar; Borné, Yan; Sandström, Maria; Nilsson, Lena Maria; Heath, Alicia K.; Mayen, Ana-Lucia; Huybrechts, Inge; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine; Dossus, Laure; Rinaldi, Sabina; Truong, Thérèse (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-05-17)
      Background - Since the first version of the dietary inflammatory index (DII®) developed in the past decade, several other versions have been developed. However, to date no study has attempted to compare these versions with respect to their associations with biomarkers of inflammation.<p> <p>Objective - We aimed to investigate the relationship between four dietary inflammatory scores [DII, two ...
    • Body shape phenotypes of multiple anthropometric traits and cancer risk: a multi-national cohort study 

      Sedlmeier, Anja M.; Viallon, Vivian; Ferrari, Pietro; Peruchet-Noray, Laia; Fontvieille, Emma; Amadou, Amina; Seyed Khoei, Nazlisadat; Weber, Andrea; Baurecht, Hansjörg; Heath, Alicia K.; Tsilidis, Kostas; Kaaks, Rudolf; Katzke, Verena; Inan-Eroglu, Elif; Schulze, Matthias B.; Overvad, Kim; Bonet, Catalina; Ubago-Guisado, Esther; Chirlaque, María-Dolores; Ardanaz, Eva; Perez-Cornago, Aurora; Pala, Valeria; Tumino, Rosario; Sacerdote, Carlotta; Pasanisi, Fabrizio; Borch, Kristin Benjaminsen; Rylander, Charlotta; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Gunter, Marc J.; Fervers, Béatrice; Leitzmann, Michael F.; Freisling, Heinz (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-12-02)
      Background - Classical anthropometric traits may fail to fully represent the relationship of weight, adiposity, and height with cancer risk. We investigated the associations of body shape phenotypes with the risk of overall and site-specific cancers.<p> <p>Methods - We derived four distinct body shape phenotypes from principal component (PC) analysis on height, weight, body mass index (BMI), waist ...
    • Cigarette Smoking and Endometrial Cancer Risk: Observational and Mendelian Randomization Analyses 

      Dimou, Niki; Omiyale, Wemimo; Biessy, Carine; Viallon, Vivian; Kaaks, Rudolf; O'Mara, Tracy A.; Aglago, Elom K.; Ardanaz, Eva; Bergmann, Manuela M.; Bondonno, Nicola P.; Braaten, Tonje; Colorado-Yohar, Sandra M.; Crous-Bou, Marta; Dahm, Christina C.; Fortner, Renée T.; Gram, Inger Torhild; Harlid, Sophia; Heath, Alicia K.; Idahl, Annika; Kvaskoff, Marina; Nøst, Therese Haugdahl; Overvad, Kim; Palli, Domenico; Perez-Cornago, Aurora; Sacerdote, Carlotta; Sánchez, Maria-Jose; Schulze, Matthias B.; Severi, Gianluca; Simeon, Vittorio; Tagliabue, Giovanna; Tjønneland, Anne; Truong, Thérése; Tumino, Rosario; Johansson, Mattias; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Murphy, Neil; Gunter, Marc J.; Lacey, Ben; Allen, Naomi E.; Dossus, Laure (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-06-16)
      Background: Current epidemiologic evidence indicates that smoking is associated with a lower endometrial cancer risk. However, it is unknown if this association is causal or confounded. To further elucidate the role of smoking in endometrial cancer risk, we conducted complementary observational and Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses.<p> <p>Methods: The observational analyses included 286,415 ...
    • Circulating amino acid levels and colorectal cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition and UK Biobank cohorts 

      Rothwell, Joseph A.; Bešević, Jelena; Dimou, Niki; Breeur, Marie; Murphy, Neil; Jenab, Mazda; Wedekind, Roland; Viallon, Vivian; Ferrari, Pietro; Achaintre, David; Gicquiau, Audrey; Rinaldi, Sabina; Scalbert, Augustin; Huybrechts, Inge; Prehn, Cornelia; Adamski, Jerzy; Cross, Amanda J.; Keun, Hector; Chadeau-Hyam, Marc; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine; Overvad, Kim; Dahm, Christina C.; Nøst, Therese Haugdahl; Sandanger, Torkjel M; Skeie, Guri; Zamora-Ros, Raul; Tsilidis, Kostas K.; Eichelmann, Fabian; Schulze, Matthias B.; van Guelpen, Bethany; Vidman, Linda; Sánchez, Maria-José; Amiano, Pilar; Ardanaz, Eva; Smith-Byrne, Karl; Travis, Ruth; Katzke, Verena; Kaaks, Rudolf; Derksen, Jeroen W. G.; Colorado-Yohar, Sandra; Tumino, Rosario; Bueno-de-Mesquita, Bas; Vineis, Paolo; Palli, Domenico; Pasanisi, Fabrizio; Eriksen, Anne Kirstine; Tjønneland, Anne; Severi, Gianluca; Gunter, Marc J. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-02-28)
      Background Amino acid metabolism is dysregulated in colorectal cancer patients; however, it is not clear whether pre-diagnostic levels of amino acids are associated with subsequent risk of colorectal cancer. We investigated circulat‑ ing levels of amino acids in relation to colorectal cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) and UK Biobank ...
    • Circulating inflammatory biomarkers, adipokines and breast cancer risk—a case-control study nested within the EPIC cohort 

      Cairat, Manon; Rinaldi, Sabina; Navionis, Anne-Sophie; Romieu, Isabelle; Biessy, Carine; Viallon, Vivian; Olsen, Anja; Tjønneland, Anne; Fournier, Agnès; Severi, Gianluca; Kvaskoff, Marina; Fortner, Renée T.; Kaaks, Rudolf; Aleksandrova, Krasimira; Schulze, Matthias B.; Masala, Giovanna; Tumino, Rosario; Sieri, Sabina; Grasso, Chiara; Mattiello, Amalia; Gram, Inger Torhild; Olsen, Karina Standahl; Agudo, Antonio; Etxezarreta, Pilar Amiano; Sánchez, Maria-Jose; Santiuste, Carmen; Barricarte, Aurelio; Monninkhof, Evelyn; Hiensch, Anouk E.; Muller, David; Merritt, Melissa A.; Travis, Ruth C.; Gunter, Marc J.; Dossus, Laure; Weiderpass, Elisabete (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-04-18)
      Background: Infammation has been hypothesized to play a role in the development and progression of breast can‑ cer and might diferently impact breast cancer risk among pre and postmenopausal women. We performed a nested case-control study to examine whether pre-diagnostic circulating concentrations of adiponectin, leptin, c-reactive protein (CRP), tumour necrosis factor-α, interferon-γ and 6 ...
    • Consumption of ultra-processed foods associated with weight gain and obesity in adults: A multi-national cohort study 

      Cordova, Reynalda; Kliemann, Nathalie; Huybrechts, Inge; Rauber, Fernanda; Vamos, Eszter P.; Levy, Renata Bertazzi; Wagner, Karl-Heinz; Viallon, Vivian; Casagrande, Corinne; Nicolas, Geneviève; Dahm, Christina Catherine; Zhang, Jie; Halkjær, Jytte; Tjønneland, Anne; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Chiristine; Mancini, Francesca Romana; Laouali, Nasser; Katzke, Verena; Srour, Bernard; Jannasch, Franziska; Schulze, Matthias B; Masala, Giovanna; Grioni, Sara; Panico, Salvatore; van der Schouw, Yvonne T; Derksen, Jeroen W.G.; Rylander, Charlotta; Skeie, Guri; Jakszyn, Paula; Rodríguez-Barranco, Miguel; Huerta, José María; Barricarte, Aurelio; Brunkwall, Louise; Ramne, Stina; Bodén, Stina; Perez-Cornago, Aurora; Heath, Alicia K; Vineis, Paolo; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Monteiro, Carlos Augusto; Gunter, Marc J; Millett, Christopher J.; Freisling, Heinz (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-08-26)
      Background - There is a worldwide shift towards increased consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF) with concurrent rising prevalence of obesity. We examined the relationship between the consumption of UPF and weight gain and risk of obesity.<p> <p>Methods - This prospective cohort included 348 748 men and women aged 25–70 years. Participants were recruited between 1992 and 2000 from 9 European ...
    • Determinants of blood acylcarnitine concentrations in healthy individuals of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition 

      Wedekind, Roland; Rothwell, Joseph A.; Viallon, Vivian; Keski-Rahkonen, Pekka; Schmidt, Julie A.; Chajes, Veronique; Katzke, Vna; Johnson, Theron; Santucci de Magistris, Maria; Krogh, Vittorio; Amiano, Pilar; Sacerdote, Carlotta; Redondo-Sánchez, Daniel; Huerta, José María; Tjønneland, Anne; Pokharel, Pratik; Jakszyn, Paula; Tumino, Rosario; Ardanaz, Eva; Sandanger, Torkjel M; Winkvist, Anna; Hultdin, Johan; Schulze, Matthias B.; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Gunter, Marc J.; Huybrechts, Inge; Scalbert, Augustin (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-06-08)
      Background & aims: Circulating levels of acylcarnitines (ACs) have been associated with the risk of various diseases such as cancer and type 2 diabetes. Diet and lifestyle factors have been shown to influence AC concentrations but a better understanding of their biological, lifestyle and metabolic determinants is needed. <p><p>Methods: Circulating ACs were measured in blood by targeted (15 ACs) and ...
    • Food processing and cancer risk in Europe: results from the prospective EPIC cohort study 

      Kliemann, Nathalie; Rauber, Fernanda; Bertazzi Levy, Renata; Viallon, Vivian; Vamos, Eszter P; Cordova, Reynalda; Freisling, Heinz; Casagrande, Corinne; Nicolas, Genevieve; Aune, Dagfinn; Tsilidis, Konstantinos K; Heath, Alicia; Schulze, Matthias B; Jannasch, Franziska; Srour, Bernard; Kaaks, Rudolf; Rodriguez-Barranco, Miguel; Tagliabue, Giovanna; Agudo, Antonio; Panico, Salvatore; Ardanaz, Eva; Chirlaque, María-Dolores; Vineis, Paolo; Tumino, Rosario; Perez-Cornago, Aurora; Andersen, Julie Louise Munk; Tjønneland, Anne; Skeie, Guri; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Monteiro, Carlos Augusto; Gunter, Marc J; Millett, Christopher; Huybrechts, Inge (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-03-06)
      Background - Food processing has been hypothesised to play a role in cancer development; however, data from large-scale epidemiological studies are scarce. This study investigated the association between dietary intake according to amount of food processing and risk of cancer at 25 anatomical sites using data from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study.<p> ...
    • Healthy lifestyle and the risk of pancreatic cancer in the EPIC study 

      Naudin, Sabine; Viallon, Vivian; Hashim, Dana; Freisling, Heinz; Jenab, Mazda; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Perrier, Flavie; McKenzie, Fiona; Bueno-de-Mesquita, Hendrik Bastiaan; Olsen, Anja; Tjønneland, Anne; Dahm, Christina C.; Overvad, Kim; Mancini, Francesca R.; Rebours, Vinciane; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine; Katzke, Verena; Kaaks, Rudolf; Bergmann, Manuela; Boeing, Heiner; Peppa, Eleni; Karakatsani, Anna; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Pala, Valeria; Masala, Giovana; Panico, Salvatore; Tumino, Rosario; Sacerdote, Carlotta; May, Anne M.; van Gils, Carla H.; Rylander, Charlotta; Borch, Kristin Benjaminsen; Chirlaque López, María Dolores; Sánchez, Mariá-José; Ardanaz, Eva; Quirós, José Ramón; Amiano Exezarreta, Pilar; Sund, Malin; Drake, Isabel; Regnér, Sara; Travis, Ruth C.; Wareham, Nick; Aune, Dagfinn; Riboli, Elio; Gunter, Marc J.; Duell, Eric J.; Brennan, Paul; Ferrari, Pietro (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-09-28)
      Pancreatic cancer (PC) is a highly fatal cancer with currently limited opportunities for early detection and effective treatment. Modifiable factors may offer pathways for primary prevention. In this study, the association between the Healthy Lifestyle Index (HLI) and PC risk was examined. Within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition cohort, 1113 incident PC (57% women) ...
    • Lifestyle correlates of eight breast cancer-related metabolites: a cross-sectional study within the EPIC cohort 

      His, Mathilde; Viallon, Vivian; Dossus, Laure; Schmidt, Julie A.; Travis, Ruth C.; Gunter, Marc; Overvad, Kim; Kyrø, Cecilie; Tjønneland, Anne; Lécuyer, Lucie; Rothwell, Joseph A.; Severi, Gianluca; Johnson, Theron; Katzke, Verena; Schulze, Matthias B.; Masala, Giovanna; Sieri, Sabina; Panico, Salvatore; Tumino, Rosario; Macciotta, Alessandra; Boer, Jolanda M. A.; Monninkhof, Evelyn; Olsen, Karina Standahl; Nøst, Therese Haugdahl; Sandanger, Torkjel M; Agudo, Antonio; Sánchez, Maria-Jose; Amiano, Pilar; Colorado-Yohar, Sandra; Ardanaz, Eva; Vidman, Linda; Winkvist, Anna; Heath, Alicia K.; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Huybrechts, Inge; Rinaldi, Sabina (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-12-10)
      Background: Metabolomics is a promising molecular tool for identifying novel etiological pathways leading to cancer. In an earlier prospective study among pre- and postmenopausal women not using exogenous hormones, we observed a higher risk of breast cancer associated with higher blood concentrations of one metabolite (acetylcarnitine) and a lower risk associated with higher blood concentrations of ...
    • Metabolic signatures of greater body size and their associations with risk of colorectal and endometrial cancers in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition 

      Kliemann, Nathalie; Viallon, Vivian; Murphy, Neil; Beeken, Rebecca J.; Rothwell, Joseph A.; Rinaldi, Sabina; Assi, Nada; van Roekel, Eline H.; Schmidt, Julie A.; Borch, Kristin Benjaminsen; Agnoli, Claudia; Rosendahl, Ann H.; Sartor, Hanna; Huerta, José María; Tjønneland, Anne; Halkjær, Jytte; Bueno-de-Mesquita, Bas; Gicquiau, Audrey; Achaintre, David; Aleksandrova, Krasimira; Schulze, Matthias B.; Heath, Alicia K.; Tsilidis, Konstantinos K.; Masala, Giovanna; Panico, Salvatore; Kaaks, Rudolf; Fortner, Renée T.; Van Guelpen, Bethany; Dossus, Laure; Scalbert, Augustin; Keun, Hector C.; Travis, Ruth C.; Jenab, Mazda; Johansson, Mattias; Ferrari, Pietro; Gunter, Marc J. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-04-30)
      Background: The mechanisms underlying the obesity-cancer relationship are incompletely understood. This study aimed to characterise metabolic signatures of greater body size and to investigate their association with two obesity-related malignancies, endometrial and colorectal cancers, and with weight loss within the context of an intervention study.<p> <p>Methods: Targeted mass spectrometry ...
    • A metabolomic study of red and processed meat intake and acylcarnitine concentrations in human urine and blood 

      Wedekind, Roland; Kiss, Agneta; Keski-Rahkonen, Pekka; Viallon, Vivian; Rothwell, Joseph A; Cross, Amanda J.; Rostgaard-Hansen, Agnetha Linn; Sandanger, Torkjel M; Jakszyn, Paula; Schmidt, Julie A; Pala, Valeria; Vermeulen, Roel; Schulze, Matthias B; Kühn, Tilman; Johnson, Theron; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Peppa, Eleni; La Vechia, Carlo; Masala, Giovanna; Tumino, Rosario; Sacerdote, Carlotta; Wittenbecher, Clemens; de Magistris, Maria Santucci; Dahm, Christina C; Severi, Gianluca; Romana Mancini, Francesca; Vainio, Elisabete Weiderpass; Gunter, Marc J.R.; Huybrechts, Inge; Scalbert, Augustin (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-03)
      <p>Background - Acylcarnitines (ACs) play a major role in fatty acid metabolism and are potential markers of metabolic dysfunction with higher blood concentrations reported in obese and diabetic individuals. Diet, and in particular red and processed meat intake, has been shown to influence AC concentrations but data on the effect of meat consumption on AC concentrations is limited. <p>Objectives - ...
    • A new pipeline for the normalization and pooling of metabolomics data 

      Viallon, Vivian; His, Mathilde; Rinaldi, Sabina; Breeur, Marie; Gicquiau, Audrey; Hémon, Bertrand; Overvad, Kim; Tjønneland, Anne; Rostgaard-Hansen, Agnetha Linn; Rothwell, Joseph A.; Lecuyer, Lucie; Severi, Gianluca; Kaaks, Rudolf; Johnson, Theron; Schulze, Matthias B.; Palli, Domenico; Agnoli, Claudia; Panico, Salvatore; Tumino, Rosaria; Ricceri, Fulvio; Monique Verschuren, Verschuren; Engelfriet, Peter; Onland-Moret, Charlotte; Vermeulen, Roel; Nøst, Therese Haugdahl; Urbarova, Ilona; Zamora-Ros, Raul; Rodríguez-Barranco, Miguel; Amiano, Pilar; Huerta, José María; Ardanaz, Eva; Melander, Olle; Ottoson, Filip; Vidman, Linda; Rentoft, Matilda; Schmidt, Julie A.; Travis, Ruth C.; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Johansson, Mattias; Dossus, Laure; Jenab, Mazda; Gunter, Marc; Bermejo, Justo Lorenzo; Scherer, Dominique; Salek, Reza M.; Keski-Rahkonen, Pekka; Ferrari, Pietro (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-09-17)
    • Novel Biomarkers of Habitual Alcohol Intake and Associations With Risk of Pancreatic and Liver Cancers and Liver Disease Mortality 

      Loftfield, Erikka; Stepien, Magdalena; Viallon, Vivian; Trijsburg, Laura; Rothwell, Joseph A.; Robinot, Nivonirina; Biessy, Carine; Bergdahl, Ingvar A.; Bodén, Stina; Schulze, Matthias B.; Bergman, Manuela; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Schmidt, Julie A.; Zamora-Ros, Raúl; Nøst, Therese Haugdahl; Sandanger, Torkjel M; Sonestedt, Emily; Ohlsson, Bodil; Katzke, Verena; Kaaks, Rudolf; Ricceri, Fulvio; Tjønneland, Anne; Dahm, Christina C.; Sánchez, Maria-Jose; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Tumino, Rosario; Chirlaque, María-Dolores; Masala, Giovanna; Ardanaz, Eva; Vermeulen, Roel; Brennan, P; Albanes, Demetrius; Weinstein, Stephanie J.; Scalbert, Augustin; Freedman, Neal D.; Gunter, Marc; Jenab, Mazda; Sinha, Rashmi; Keski-Rahkonen, Pekka; Ferrari, Pietro (Preprint; Manuskript, 2021-05-19)
      Background - Alcohol is an established risk factor for several cancers, but modest alcohol-cancer associations may be missed because of measurement error in self-reported assessments. Biomarkers of habitual alcohol intake may provide novel insight into the relationship between alcohol and cancer risk.<p> <p>Methods - Untargeted metabolomics was used to identify metabolites correlated with ...
    • Pan-cancer analysis of pre-diagnostic blood metabolite concentrations in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition 

      Breeur, Marie; Ferrari, Pietro; Dossus, Laure; Jenab, Mazda; Johansson, Mattias; Rinaldi, Sabina; Travis, Ruth C.; His, Mathilde; Key, Tim J.; Schmidt, Julie A.; Overvad, Kim; Tjønneland, Anne; Kyrø, Cecilie; Rothwell, Joseph A.; Laouali, Nasser; Severi, Gianluca; Kaaks, Rudolf; Katzke, Verena; Schulze, Matthias B.; Eichelmann, Fabian; Palli, Domenico; Grioni, Sara; Panico, Salvatore; Tumino, Rosario; Sacerdote, Carlotta; Bueno-de-Mesquita, Bas; Olsen, Karina Standahl; Sandanger, Torkjel M; Nøst, Therese Haugdahl; Quirós, J. Ramón; Bonet, Catalina; Barranco, Miguel Rodríguez; Chirlaque, María-Dolores; Ardanaz, Eva; Sandsveden, Malte; Manjer, Jonas; Vidman, Linda; Rentoft, Matilda; Muller, David; Tsilidis, Kostas; Heath, Alicia K.; Keun, Hector; Adamski, Jerzy; Keski-Rahkonen, Pekka; Scalbert, Augustin; Gunter, Marc J.; Viallon, Vivian (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-10-19)
      Background - Epidemiological studies of associations between metabolites and cancer risk have typically focused on specific cancer types separately. Here, we designed a multivariate pan-cancer analysis to identify metabolites potentially associated with multiple cancer types, while also allowing the investigation of cancer type-specific associations.<p> <p>Methods - We analysed targeted metabolomics ...
    • Prediagnostic alterations in circulating bile acid profiles in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma 

      Stepien, Magdalena; Lopez-Nogueroles, Marina; Lahoz, Agustın; Kühn, Tilman; Perlemuter, Gabriel; Voican, Cosmin; Ciocan, Dragos; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine; Jansen, Eugéne H.J.M.; Viallon, Vivian; Leitzmann, Michael; Tjønneland, Anne; Severi, Gianluca; Mancini, Francesca Romana; Dong, Catherine; Kaaks, Rudolf; Fortner, Renée T.; Bergmann, Manuela M.; Boeing, Heiner; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Karakatsani, Anna; Peppa, Eleni; Palli, Domenico; Krogh, Vittorio; Tumino, Rosario; Sacerdote, Carlotta; Panico, Salvatore; Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. Bas; Skeie, Guri; Merino, Susana; Zamora-Ros, Raúl; Sánchez, Maria Jose; Amiano, Pilar; Huerta, José María; Barricarte, Aurelio; Sjöberg, Klas; Ohlsson, Bodil; Nyström, Hanna; Werner, Mårten; Perez-Cornago, Aurora; Schmidt, Julie A.; Freisling, Heinz; Scalbert, Augustin; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Christakoudi, Sofia; Gunter, Marc; Jenab, Mazda (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-11-29)
      Bile acids (BAs) play different roles in cancer development. Some are carcinogenic and BA signaling is also involved in various metabolic, inflammatory and immune-related processes. The liver is the primary site of BA synthesis. Liver dysfunction and microbiome compositional changes, such as during hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development, may modulate BA metabolism increasing concentration of ...
    • Prospective analysis of circulating metabolites and breast cancer in EPIC 

      His, Mathilde; Viallon, Vivian; Dossus, Laure; Gicquiau, Audrey; Achaintre, David; Scalbert, Augustin; Ferrari, Pietro; Romieu, Isabelle; Onland-Moret, N. Charlotte; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Dahm, Christina C.; Overvad, Kim; Olsen, Anja; Tjønneland, Anne; Fournier, Agnès; Rothwell, Joseph A.; Severi, Gianluca; Kühn, Tilman; Fortner, Renée Turzanski; Boeing, Heiner; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Karakatsani, Anna; Martimianaki, Georgia; Masala, Giovanna; Sieri, Sabina; Tumino, Rosario; Vineis, Paolo; Panico, Salvatore; van Gils, Carla H.; Nøst, Therese Haugdahl; Sandanger, Torkjel M; Skeie, Guri; Quirós, José Ramón; Agudo, Antonio; Sánchez, María-José; Amiano, Pilar; Huerta, José María; Ardanaz, Eva; Schmidt, Julie A.; Travis, Ruth C.; Riboli, Elio; Tsilidis, Konstantinos K.; Christakoudi, Sofia; Gunter, Mark J.; Rinaldi, Sabina (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-09-24)
      <i>Background</i> - Metabolomics is a promising molecular tool to identify novel etiologic pathways leading to cancer. Using a targeted approach, we prospectively investigated the associations between metabolite concentrations in plasma and breast cancer risk.<p> <p><i>Methods</i> - A nested case-control study was established within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer cohort, which ...
    • Prospective analysis of circulating metabolites and endometrial cancer risk 

      Dossus, Laure; Kouloura, Eirini; Biessy, Carine; Viallon, Vivian; Siskos, Alexandros P.; Dimou, Niki; Rinaldi, Sabina; Merritt, Melissa A.; Allen, Naomi E.; Fortner, Renée T.; Kaaks, Rudolf; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Gram, Inger Torhild; Rothwell, Joseph A.; Lécuyer, Lucie; Severi, Gianluca; Schulze, Matthias B.; Nøst, Therese Haugdahl; Crous-Bou, Marta; Sánchez, Maria-Jose; Amiano, Pilar; Colorado-Yohar, Sandra; Barricarte, Aurelio; Schmidt, Julie A.; Palli, Domenico; Agnoli, Claudia; Tumino, Rosario; Sacerdote, Carlotta; Mattiello, Amalia; Vermeulen, Roel; Heath, Alicia K.; Christakoudi, Sofia; Tsilidis, Konstantinos K.; Travis, Ruth C.; Gunter, Marc J.; Keun, Hector C. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-06-05)
      Background. Endometrial cancer is strongly associated with obesity and dysregulation of metabolic factors such as estrogen and insulin signaling are causal risk factors for this malignancy. To identify additional novel metabolic pathways associated with endometrial cancer we performed metabolomic analyses on pre-diagnostic plasma samples from 853 case-control pairs from the European Prospective ...