Biomarker patterns of inflammatory and metabolic pathways are associated with risk of colorectal cancer: results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)

Item Type:	Article
Title:	Biomarker patterns of inflammatory and metabolic pathways are associated with risk of colorectal cancer: results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)
Creators Name:	Aleksandrova, K. and Jenab, M. and Bueno-de-Mesquita, H.B. and Fedirko, V. and Kaaks, R. and Lukanova, A. and van Duijnhoven, F.J.B. and Jansen, E. and Rinaldi, S. and Romieu, I. and Ferrari, P. and Murphy, N. and Gunter, M.J. and Riboli, E. and Westhpal, S. and Overvad, K. and Tjønneland, A. and Halkjær, J. and Boutron-Ruault, M.C. and Dossus, L. and Racine, A. and Trichopoulou, A. and Bamia, C. and Orfanos, P. and Agnoli, C. and Palli, D. and Panico, S. and Tumino, R. and Vineis, P. and Peeters, P.H. and Duell, E.J. and Molina-Montes, E. and Quirós, J.R. and Dorronsoro, M. and Chirlaque, M.D. and Barricarte, A. and Ljuslinder, I. and Palmqvist, R. and Travis, R.C. and Khaw, K.T. and Wareham, N. and Pischon, T. and Boeing, H.
Abstract:	A number of biomarkers of inflammatory and metabolic pathways are individually related to higher risk of colorectal cancer (CRC); however, the association between biomarker patterns and CRC incidence has not been previously evaluated. Our study investigates the association of biomarker patterns with CRC in a prospective nested case-control study within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). During median follow-up time of 7.0 (3.7-9.4) years, 1,260 incident CRC cases occurred and were matched to 1,260 controls using risk-set sampling. Pre-diagnostic measurements of C-peptide, glycated hemoglobin, triglycerides (TG), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), C-reactive protein (CRP), reactive oxygen metabolites (ROM), insulin-like growth factor 1, adiponectin, leptin and soluble leptin receptor (sOB-R) were used to derive biomarker patterns from principal component analysis (PCA). The relation with CRC incidence was assessed using conditional logistic regression models. We identified four biomarker patterns 'HDL-C/Adiponectin fractions', 'ROM/CRP', 'TG/C-peptide' and 'leptin/sOB-R' to explain 60 % of the overall biomarker variance. In multivariable-adjusted logistic regression, the 'HDL-C/Adiponectin fractions', 'ROM/CRP' and 'leptin/sOB-R' patterns were associated with CRC risk [for the highest quartile vs the lowest, incidence rate ratio (IRR) = 0.69, 95 % CI 0.51-0.93, P-trend = 0.01; IRR = 1.70, 95 % CI 1.30-2.23, P-trend = 0.002; and IRR = 0.79, 95 % CI 0.58-1.07; P-trend = 0.05, respectively]. In contrast, the 'TG/C-peptide' pattern was not associated with CRC risk (IRR = 0.75, 95 % CI 0.56-1.00, P-trend = 0.24). After cases within the first 2 follow-up years were excluded, the 'ROM/CRP' pattern was no longer associated with CRC risk, suggesting potential influence of preclinical disease on these associations. By application of PCA, the study identified 'HDL-C/Adiponectin fractions', 'ROM/CRP' and 'leptin/sOB-R' as biomarker patterns representing potentially important pathways for CRC development.
Keywords:	Colorectal Cancer, Biomarker Patterns, Inflammatory and Metabolic Pathways, Principal Component Analysis, European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)
Source:	European Journal of Epidemiology
ISSN:	0393-2990
Publisher:	Springer
Volume:	29
Number:	4
Page Range:	261-275
Date:	1 April 2014
Official Publication:	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-014-9901-8
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