Reduced risk of pancreatic cancer associated with asthma and nasal allergies


Por: Gomez-Rubio P, Zock JP, Rava M, Marquez M, Sharp L, Hidalgo M, Carrato A, Ilzarbe L, Michalski C, Molero X, Farré A, Perea J, Greenhalf W, O'Rorke M, Tardón A, Gress T, Barbera V, Crnogorac-Jurcevic T, Domínguez-Muñoz E, Muñoz-Bellvís L, Alvarez-Urturi C, Balcells J, Barneo L, Costello E, Guillén-Ponce C, Kleeff J, Kong B, Lawlor R, Löhr M, Mora J, Murray L, O'Driscoll D, Peláez P, Poves I, Scarpa A, Real FX, Malats N and PanGenEU Study Investigators

Publicada: 1 feb 2017
Categoría: Gastroenterology

Resumen:
Objective Studies indicate an inverse association between ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreas (PDAC) and nasal allergies. However, controversial findings are reported for the association with asthma. Understanding PDAC risk factors will help us to implement appropriate strategies to prevent, treat and diagnose this cancer. This study assessed and characterised the association between PDAC and asthma and corroborated existing reports regarding the association between allergies and PDAC risk. Design Information about asthma and allergies was collated from 1297 PDAC cases and 1024 controls included in the PanGenEU case-control study. Associations between PDAC and atopic diseases were studied using multilevel logistic regression analysis. Meta-analyses of association studies on these diseases and PDAC risk were performed applying random-effects model. Results Asthma was associated with lower risk of PDAC (OR 0.64, 95% CI 0.47 to 0.88), particularly long-standing asthma (>=17 years, OR 0.39, 95% CI 0.24 to 0.65). Meta-analysis of 10 case-control studies sustained our results (metaOR 0.73, 95% CI 0.59 to 0.89). Nasal allergies and related symptoms were associated with lower risk of PDAC (OR 0.66, 95% CI 0.52 to 0.83 and OR 0.59, 95% CI 0.46 to 0.77, respectively). These results were supported by a meta-analysis of nasal allergy studies (metaOR 0.6, 95% CI 0.5 to 0.72). Skin allergies were not associated with PDAC risk. Conclusions This study shows a consistent inverse association between PDAC and asthma and nasal allergies, supporting the notion that atopic diseases are associated with reduced cancer risk. These results point to the involvement of immune and/or inflammatory factors that may either foster or restrain pancreas carcinogenesis warranting further research to understand the molecular mechanisms driving this association.

Filiaciones:
Gomez-Rubio P:
 Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology Group, Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO), Madrid, Spain

Zock JP:
 Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), Barcelona, Spain

Rava M:
 Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology Group, Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO), Madrid, Spain

Marquez M:
 Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology Group, Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO), Madrid, Spain

Sharp L:
 National Cancer Registry Ireland, Cork, Ireland, and Institute of Health & Society, Newcastle University, UK

Hidalgo M:
 Hospital Madrid-Norte-Sanchinarro, Madrid, Spain

Carrato A:
 Department of Oncology, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain

Ilzarbe L:
 Hospital del Mar-Parc de Salut Mar, Barcelona, Spain

Michalski C:
 Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany

Molero X:
 Exocrine Pancreas Research Unit, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

Farré A:
 Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain

Perea J:
 Department of Surgery, 12 de Octubre University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

Greenhalf W:
 The Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK

O'Rorke M:
 Centre for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK

Tardón A:
 Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain

Gress T:
 Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Giessen and Marburg, Marburg, Germany

Barbera V:
 Laboratorio de Genética Molecular, Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Elche, Spain

Crnogorac-Jurcevic T:
 Centre for Molecular Oncology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK

Domínguez-Muñoz E:
 Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Muñoz-Bellvís L:
 Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain

Alvarez-Urturi C:
 Hospital del Mar-Parc de Salut Mar, Barcelona, Spain

Balcells J:
 Exocrine Pancreas Research Unit, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

Barneo L:
 Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain

Costello E:
 The Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK

Guillén-Ponce C:
 Department of Oncology, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain

Kleeff J:
 Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany

Kong B:
 Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany

Lawlor R:
 Department of Pathology and Diagnostics, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Löhr M:
 Gastrocentrum, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

Mora J:
 Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain

Murray L:
 Centre for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK

O'Driscoll D:
 National Cancer Registry Ireland, Cork, Ireland, and Institute of Health & Society, Newcastle University, UK

Peláez P:
 Department of Surgery, 12 de Octubre University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

Poves I:
 Hospital del Mar-Parc de Salut Mar, Barcelona, Spain

Scarpa A:
 Department of Pathology and Diagnostics, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Real FX:
 Epithelial Carcinogenesis Group, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Madrid, Spain

Malats N:
 Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology Group, Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO), Madrid, Spain

Spanish Natl Canc Res Ctr CNIO, Epithelial Carcinogenesis Grp, Madrid, Spain.
ISSN: 00175749





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