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Association between endometriosis and risk of histological subtypes of ovarian cancer: a pooled analysis of case-control studies.

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Pearce, CL; Templeman, C; Rossing, MA; Lee, A; Near, AM; Webb, PM; Nagle, CM; Doherty, JA; Cushing-Haugen, KL; Wicklund, KG; Chang-Claude, J ...
Published in: Lancet Oncol
April 2012

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a risk factor for epithelial ovarian cancer; however, whether this risk extends to all invasive histological subtypes or borderline tumours is not clear. We undertook an international collaborative study to assess the association between endometriosis and histological subtypes of ovarian cancer. METHODS: Data from 13 ovarian cancer case-control studies, which were part of the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium, were pooled and logistic regression analyses were undertaken to assess the association between self-reported endometriosis and risk of ovarian cancer. Analyses of invasive cases were done with respect to histological subtypes, grade, and stage, and analyses of borderline tumours by histological subtype. Age, ethnic origin, study site, parity, and duration of oral contraceptive use were included in all analytical models. FINDINGS: 13 226 controls and 7911 women with invasive ovarian cancer were included in this analysis. 818 and 738, respectively, reported a history of endometriosis. 1907 women with borderline ovarian cancer were also included in the analysis, and 168 of these reported a history of endometriosis. Self-reported endometriosis was associated with a significantly increased risk of clear-cell (136 [20·2%] of 674 cases vs 818 [6·2%] of 13 226 controls, odds ratio 3·05, 95% CI 2·43-3·84, p<0·0001), low-grade serous (31 [9·2%] of 336 cases, 2·11, 1·39-3·20, p<0·0001), and endometrioid invasive ovarian cancers (169 [13·9%] of 1220 cases, 2·04, 1·67-2·48, p<0·0001). No association was noted between endometriosis and risk of mucinous (31 [6·0%] of 516 cases, 1·02, 0·69-1·50, p=0·93) or high-grade serous invasive ovarian cancer (261 [7·1%] of 3659 cases, 1·13, 0·97-1·32, p=0·13), or borderline tumours of either subtype (serous 103 [9·0%] of 1140 cases, 1·20, 0·95-1·52, p=0·12, and mucinous 65 [8·5%] of 767 cases, 1·12, 0·84-1·48, p=0·45). INTERPRETATION: Clinicians should be aware of the increased risk of specific subtypes of ovarian cancer in women with endometriosis. Future efforts should focus on understanding the mechanisms that might lead to malignant transformation of endometriosis so as to help identify subsets of women at increased risk of ovarian cancer. FUNDING: Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, National Institutes of Health, California Cancer Research Program, California Department of Health Services, Lon V Smith Foundation, European Community's Seventh Framework Programme, German Federal Ministry of Education and Research of Germany, Programme of Clinical Biomedical Research, German Cancer Research Centre, Eve Appeal, Oak Foundation, UK National Institute of Health Research, National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Cancer Council Tasmania, Cancer Foundation of Western Australia, Mermaid 1, Danish Cancer Society, and Roswell Park Alliance Foundation.

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Lancet Oncol

DOI

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1474-5488

Publication Date

April 2012

Volume

13

Issue

4

Start / End Page

385 / 394

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk Factors
  • Ovarian Neoplasms
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Middle Aged
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Ethnicity
  • Endometriosis
 

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Pearce, C. L., Templeman, C., Rossing, M. A., Lee, A., Near, A. M., Webb, P. M., … Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium, . (2012). Association between endometriosis and risk of histological subtypes of ovarian cancer: a pooled analysis of case-control studies. Lancet Oncol, 13(4), 385–394. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(11)70404-1
Pearce, Celeste Leigh, Claire Templeman, Mary Anne Rossing, Alice Lee, Aimee M. Near, Penelope M. Webb, Christina M. Nagle, et al. “Association between endometriosis and risk of histological subtypes of ovarian cancer: a pooled analysis of case-control studies.Lancet Oncol 13, no. 4 (April 2012): 385–94. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(11)70404-1.
Pearce CL, Templeman C, Rossing MA, Lee A, Near AM, Webb PM, et al. Association between endometriosis and risk of histological subtypes of ovarian cancer: a pooled analysis of case-control studies. Lancet Oncol. 2012 Apr;13(4):385–94.
Pearce, Celeste Leigh, et al. “Association between endometriosis and risk of histological subtypes of ovarian cancer: a pooled analysis of case-control studies.Lancet Oncol, vol. 13, no. 4, Apr. 2012, pp. 385–94. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/S1470-2045(11)70404-1.
Pearce CL, Templeman C, Rossing MA, Lee A, Near AM, Webb PM, Nagle CM, Doherty JA, Cushing-Haugen KL, Wicklund KG, Chang-Claude J, Hein R, Lurie G, Wilkens LR, Carney ME, Goodman MT, Moysich K, Kjaer SK, Hogdall E, Jensen A, Goode EL, Fridley BL, Larson MC, Schildkraut JM, Palmieri RT, Cramer DW, Terry KL, Vitonis AF, Titus LJ, Ziogas A, Brewster W, Anton-Culver H, Gentry-Maharaj A, Ramus SJ, Anderson AR, Brueggmann D, Fasching PA, Gayther SA, Huntsman DG, Menon U, Ness RB, Pike MC, Risch H, Wu AH, Berchuck A, Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium. Association between endometriosis and risk of histological subtypes of ovarian cancer: a pooled analysis of case-control studies. Lancet Oncol. 2012 Apr;13(4):385–394.
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Published In

Lancet Oncol

DOI

EISSN

1474-5488

Publication Date

April 2012

Volume

13

Issue

4

Start / End Page

385 / 394

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk Factors
  • Ovarian Neoplasms
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Middle Aged
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Ethnicity
  • Endometriosis