2023
Night shift work, sleep duration and endometrial cancer risk: A pooled analysis from the Epidemiology of Endometrial Cancer Consortium (E2C2)
Frias-Gomez J, Alemany L, Benavente Y, Clarke M, de Francisco J, De Vivo I, Du M, Goodman M, Lacey J, Liao L, Lipworth L, Lu L, Merritt M, Michels K, O'Connell K, Paytubi S, Pelegrina B, Peremiquel-Trillas P, Petruzella S, Ponce J, Risch H, Setiawan V, Schouten L, Shu X, Trabert B, Van den Brandt P, Wentzensen N, Wilkens L, Yu H, Costas L. Night shift work, sleep duration and endometrial cancer risk: A pooled analysis from the Epidemiology of Endometrial Cancer Consortium (E2C2). Sleep Medicine Reviews 2023, 72: 101848. PMID: 37716022, PMCID: PMC10840870, DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2023.101848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNight shift workEndometrial Cancer ConsortiumEndometrial cancer riskEndometrial cancerSleep durationShift workPostmenopausal womenPooled analysisInverse associationOdds ratioCancer riskCancer ConsortiumNon-significant inverse associationStudy-specific odds ratiosEndometrial cancer casesStrong risk factorConfidence intervalsLong sleep durationDaily sleep durationObese womenRisk factorsCancer casesLogistic regressionIndividual dataCancerGenetic Susceptibility to Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Risk for Pancreatic Cancer: Mendelian Randomization.
King S, Veliginti S, Brouwers M, Ren Z, Zheng W, Setiawan V, Wilkens L, Shu X, Arslan A, Beane Freeman L, Bracci P, Canzian F, Du M, Gallinger S, Giles G, Goodman P, Haiman C, Kogevinas M, Kooperberg C, LeMarchand L, Neale R, Visvanathan K, White E, Albanes D, Andreotti G, Babic A, Berndt S, Brais L, Brennan P, Buring J, Rabe K, Bamlet W, Chanock S, Fuchs C, Gaziano J, Giovannucci E, Hackert T, Hassan M, Katzke V, Kurtz R, Lee I, Malats N, Murphy N, Oberg A, Orlow I, Porta M, Real F, Rothman N, Sesso H, Silverman D, Thompson I, Wactawski-Wende J, Wang X, Wentzensen N, Yu H, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A, Yu K, Wolpin B, Duell E, Li D, Hung R, Perdomo S, McCullough M, Freedman N, Patel A, Peters U, Riboli E, Sund M, Tjønneland A, Zhong J, Van Den Eeden S, Kraft P, Risch H, Amundadottir L, Klein A, Stolzenberg-Solomon R, Antwi S. Genetic Susceptibility to Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Risk for Pancreatic Cancer: Mendelian Randomization. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2023, 32: 1265-1269. PMID: 37351909, PMCID: PMC10529823, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-23-0453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonalcoholic fatty liver diseasePancreatic cancer riskFatty liver diseasePancreatic cancerCancer riskLiver diseaseGenetic predispositionMendelian randomizationPancreatic Cancer Case-Control ConsortiumConfidence intervalsPancreatic Cancer Cohort ConsortiumPC risk factorsMR methodsRisk factorsGenome-wide association studiesGenetic susceptibilityLogistic regressionCancerMetabolic perturbationsMetabolic conditionsRiskDiseaseGenetic variantsAssociationPredispositionAssociation between use of antihypertensive drugs and the risk of cancer: a population-based cohort study in Shanghai
Wang S, Xie L, Zhuang J, Qian Y, Zhang G, Quan X, Li L, Yu H, Zhang W, Zhao W, Qian B. Association between use of antihypertensive drugs and the risk of cancer: a population-based cohort study in Shanghai. BMC Cancer 2023, 23: 425. PMID: 37165412, PMCID: PMC10173582, DOI: 10.1186/s12885-023-10849-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation-based cohort studyTotal cancerAntihypertensive drugsHypertensive patientsCohort studyAntihypertensive medicinesThyroid cancerHigh riskPossible dose-response relationshipAntihypertensive drug administrationCommon antihypertensive drugsRisk of cancerCommunity healthcare centersDose-response relationshipMajor cancer typesAntihypertensive classesCancer casesMAIN OUTCOMECancer riskHealthcare centersDrug AdministrationPatientsSignificant associationCancerCancer typesAssociation of SNPs in the PAI1 Gene with Disease Recurrence and Clinical Outcome in Bladder Cancer
Murakami K, Furuya H, Hokutan K, Goodison S, Pagano I, Chen R, Shen C, Chan M, Ng C, Kobayashi T, Ogawa O, Miyake M, Thornquist M, Shimizu Y, Hayashi K, Wang Z, Yu H, Rosser C. Association of SNPs in the PAI1 Gene with Disease Recurrence and Clinical Outcome in Bladder Cancer. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2023, 24: 4943. PMID: 36902377, PMCID: PMC10003630, DOI: 10.3390/ijms24054943.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasminogen activator inhibitor-1Bladder cancerSingle nucleotide polymorphismsMutational statusWorse recurrence-free survivalUntranslated region (UTR) single nucleotide polymorphismRecurrence-free survivalBladder cancer developmentHuman bladder tumorsAssociation of SNPsCommon cancer typesActivator inhibitor-1Anti-apoptotic effectsOverall survivalDisease recurrenceClinical outcomesOverall incidenceBladder tumorsCaucasian patientsIndependent cohortCancer typesCancer developmentCancerInhibitor-1Cellular proliferation
2018
D-limonene exhibits antitumor activity by inducing autophagy and apoptosis in lung cancer
Yu X, Lin H, Wang Y, Lv W, Zhang S, Qian Y, Deng X, Feng N, Yu H, Qian B. D-limonene exhibits antitumor activity by inducing autophagy and apoptosis in lung cancer. OncoTargets And Therapy 2018, 11: 1833-1847. PMID: 29670359, PMCID: PMC5894671, DOI: 10.2147/ott.s155716.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLung cancer cellsLung cancerCancer cellsTherapeutic effectUse of chloroquineXenograft animal modelCell Counting Kit-8Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reactionCounting Kit-8Flow cytometric analysisQuantitative polymerase chain reactionMechanism of actionExpression of apoptosisPolymerase chain reactionApoptosis-related gene expressionAnimal modelsNude miceCytometric analysisKit-8Western blotAutophagy markersAutophagy inhibitorCancerAntitumor activityProapoptotic effects
2015
Clinical characteristics and survival outcomes in BRCA1 -methylated epithelial ovarian cancer (Bmeth-OC): A pooled analysis of data for 1,278 patients across five studies.
Kalachand R, Ruscito I, Dimitrova D, Benedetti Panici P, Sehouli J, Olek S, Braicu E, Lu L, Katsaros D, Yu H, Carey M, Broaddus R, Lu K, Mills G, Harrell M, Agnew K, Swisher E, Grogan W, Stordal B, Hennessy B. Clinical characteristics and survival outcomes in BRCA1 -methylated epithelial ovarian cancer (Bmeth-OC): A pooled analysis of data for 1,278 patients across five studies. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 33: 5526-5526. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.33.15_suppl.5526.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
The KRAS-Variant and miRNA Expression in RTOG Endometrial Cancer Clinical Trials 9708 and 9905
Lee LJ, Ratner E, Uduman M, Winter K, Boeke M, Greven KM, King S, Burke TW, Underhill K, Kim H, Boulware RJ, Yu H, Parkash V, Lu L, Gaffney D, Dicker AP, Weidhaas J. The KRAS-Variant and miRNA Expression in RTOG Endometrial Cancer Clinical Trials 9708 and 9905. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e94167. PMID: 24732316, PMCID: PMC3986055, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndometrial cancer riskType 2 endometrial cancerEndometrial cancerKRAS-variantCancer riskLymphovascular invasionSurvival outcomesTumor biologyType 1 endometrial cancerEndometrial cancer trialsOverall survival rateMiRNA expressionAge-matched controlsCase-control analysisFunctional germline variantsClinical characteristicsPatient ageTumor characteristicsCancer trialsTumor specimensSurvival rateType 1Germline variantsMiRNA expression levelsCancer
2013
Genotyping of stathmin and its association with clinical factors and survival in patients with ovarian cancer
YING L, SU D, ZHU J, MA S, KATSAROS D, YU H. Genotyping of stathmin and its association with clinical factors and survival in patients with ovarian cancer. Oncology Letters 2013, 5: 1315-1320. PMID: 23599786, PMCID: PMC3629093, DOI: 10.3892/ol.2013.1144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOvarian cancerSingle nucleotide polymorphismsPlatinum-based chemotherapyEpithelial ovarian cancerFresh tumor samplesPhenotype of patientsCytoreductive surgeryClinical factorsClinical outcomesPatientsStathmin geneCancerTumor samplesHuman cancersSurgeryDirect sequencingTotalLinkage disequilibrium blockAssociationPresent studyStathminNucleotide polymorphismsOutcomesDisequilibrium blockDNA samples
2012
Meta-Analysis of the Association between Mir-196a-2 Polymorphism and Cancer Susceptibility
Zhang H, Su Y, Yu H, Qian B. Meta-Analysis of the Association between Mir-196a-2 Polymorphism and Cancer Susceptibility. Cancer Biology & Medicine 2012, 9: 63-72. PMID: 23691458, PMCID: PMC3643645, DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-3941.2012.01.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchColorectal cancerSubgroup analysisCancer riskCancer susceptibilityMiR-196aRs11614913 polymorphismRisk of lungCase-control studyIndependent case-control studiesRisk of cancerDifferent tumor typesMiR-196a-2Esophageal cancerLung cancerBreast cancerTumor typesCaucasian subgroupMeta-AnalysisSignificant associationC alleleOverall associationCancerGenetic modelsAsian populationsMicroRNA dysregulation
2011
Retraction to “A 3′ UTR KRAS variant as a biomarker of poor outcome and chemotherapy resistance in ovarian cancer” [Gynecol. Oncol. 120 (2011) S3]
Ratner E, Keane F, Yu H, Zelterman D, Rutherford T, Santin A, Schwartz P, Slack F, Levine D, Weidhaas J. Retraction to “A 3′ UTR KRAS variant as a biomarker of poor outcome and chemotherapy resistance in ovarian cancer” [Gynecol. Oncol. 120 (2011) S3]. Gynecologic Oncology 2011, 122: 205. PMID: 21770066, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2011.03.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRETRACTED: A 3’ UTR KRAS variant as a biomarker of poor outcome and chemotherapy resistance in ovarian cancer
Ratner E, Keane F, Yu H, Zelterman D, Rutherford T, Santin A, Schwartz P, Slack F, Levine D, Weidhaas J. RETRACTED: A 3’ UTR KRAS variant as a biomarker of poor outcome and chemotherapy resistance in ovarian cancer. Gynecologic Oncology 2011, 120: s3. DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2010.12.010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
A KRAS-Variant in Ovarian Cancer Acts as a Genetic Marker of Cancer Risk
Ratner E, Lu L, Boeke M, Barnett R, Nallur S, Chin LJ, Pelletier C, Blitzblau R, Tassi R, Paranjape T, Hui P, Godwin AK, Yu H, Risch H, Rutherford T, Schwartz P, Santin A, Matloff E, Zelterman D, Slack FJ, Weidhaas JB. A KRAS-Variant in Ovarian Cancer Acts as a Genetic Marker of Cancer Risk. Cancer Research 2010, 70: 6509-6515. PMID: 20647319, PMCID: PMC2923587, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-10-0689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancerKRAS-variantOC patientsCancer riskRisk of OCIndependent case-control analysesCase-control studyOvarian cancer syndromeCase-control analysisFamily membersAdvanced diseaseWomen's cancersRisk factorsBRCA2 mutationsHBOC patientsOC casesIndependent cohortHBOC familiesHereditary breastSolid tumorsCancer syndromesKRAS oncogeneVariant allelesPatientsCancerNeoadjuvant carboplatin and paclitaxel (CP) chemotherapy (NACT) in patients (pts) with advancedstage (AS) epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) compared with upfront surgical cytoreduction (USC) followed by CP.
Schwartz P, Glasgow M, Yu H, Rutherford T, Azodi M, Silasi D, Santin A. Neoadjuvant carboplatin and paclitaxel (CP) chemotherapy (NACT) in patients (pts) with advancedstage (AS) epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) compared with upfront surgical cytoreduction (USC) followed by CP. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2010, 28: e15511-e15511. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.28.15_suppl.e15511.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Adipokine genes and prostate cancer risk
Moore SC, Leitzmann MF, Albanes D, Weinstein SJ, Snyder K, Virtamo J, Ahn J, Mayne ST, Yu H, Peters U, Gunter MJ. Adipokine genes and prostate cancer risk. International Journal Of Cancer 2008, 124: 869-876. PMID: 19035456, PMCID: PMC2879625, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.24043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate cancer riskProstate cancerCancer riskOdds ratioIGF-1Prostate carcinogenesisADIPOQ geneBaseline blood drawCase-control studyAdipocyte-derived cytokineIGFBP-3Serum insulinLEP geneBlood drawFinnish menIntervention groupLarge cohortGG genotypeRelative oddsAdipokine genesAA genotypeCancerVariant allelesA alleleLogistic regression
2004
IGF‐I and breast cancer: A meta‐analysis
Shi R, Yu H, McLarty J, Glass J. IGF‐I and breast cancer: A meta‐analysis. International Journal Of Cancer 2004, 111: 418-423. PMID: 15221971, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.20233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHedges's standardized mean differenceIGFBP-3 levelsLevels of IGFIGF-binding proteinsBreast cancer riskStandardized mean differencePremenopausal womenBreast cancerIGFBP-3Cancer riskBreast cancer patientsEffects of IGFPostmenopausal womenPostmenopausal groupPremenopausal groupHigher IGFCancer patientsClinical studiesEpidemiologic studiesParacrine mechanismsIGFOverall associationMean differenceCancerWomen
2003
Joint effect of estrogen receptor beta sequence variants and endogenous estrogen exposure on breast cancer risk in Chinese women.
Zheng S, Zheng W, Chang B, Shu X, Cai Q, Yu H, Dai Q, Xu J, Gao Y. Joint effect of estrogen receptor beta sequence variants and endogenous estrogen exposure on breast cancer risk in Chinese women. Cancer Research 2003, 63: 7624-9. PMID: 14633679.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer riskEndogenous estrogen exposureEstrogen exposureCancer riskSteroid sex hormonesSex hormonesBreast cancerSingle nucleotide polymorphismsLong-term estrogen exposureChinese womenEstrogen receptor beta geneShanghai Breast Cancer StudyBreast Cancer StudyPostmenopausal womenFamily historyEstrogen synthesisCommon sequence variantsElevated riskGG genotypePotential synergistic effectsSequence variantsESR2 geneStrong associationWomenCancerGenotype–phenotype analysis for the polymorphic CA repeat in the insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) gene
Kato I, Eastham J, Li B, Smith M, Yu H. Genotype–phenotype analysis for the polymorphic CA repeat in the insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) gene. European Journal Of Epidemiology 2003, 18: 203-209. PMID: 12800944, DOI: 10.1023/a:1023379100539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma IGF-I levelsIGF-I levelsInsulin-like growthPlasma IGFHospital-based case-control studyCase-control studyGenotype-phenotype analysisCA repeat lengthInverse associationOverall functional significanceProstate cancerStudy subjectsHealthy individualsChance findingWhite womenIGFRacial subgroupsDirect sequencingPositive associationCancerBlack menNumber of CaFunctional significanceAssociationPolymorphic CA
2002
Insulin Resistance, IGFs and Energy Balance on the Risk of Breast Cancer
Malin A, Zheng W, Yu H. Insulin Resistance, IGFs and Energy Balance on the Risk of Breast Cancer. 2002 DOI: 10.21236/ada406834.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchShanghai Breast Cancer StudyBreast cancer riskC-peptide levelsBreast cancerC-peptideCancer riskInsulin resistanceBlood C-peptide levelsPre-treatment blood samplesBreast cancer casesSubset of subjectsBreast Cancer StudyIGF bioavailabilityBlood levelsFat distributionPotential joint effectsCancer casesIGF-1Physical activityBlood samplesEpidemiological studiesBody weightIGFCancerGrowth factor
2001
Polymorphic CA repeats in the IGF-I gene and breast cancer
Yu H, Li B, Smith M, Shi R, Berkel H, Kato I. Polymorphic CA repeats in the IGF-I gene and breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2001, 70: 117-122. PMID: 11768601, DOI: 10.1023/a:1012947027213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer patientsBreast cancerIGF-I geneCancer patientsCA repeatsUnconditional logistic regression analysisInsulin-like growth factorRole of IGFHigher odds ratioLogistic regression analysisHigher plasma IGFIGF-I genotypeBreast cancer cellsIGF-I polymorphismMenopausal statusPeripheral bloodPlasma IGFOdds ratioMedian numberNumber of CaCancerLarger studyAlcohol usePotent mitogenIGFInsulin-like growth factor-I and prostate cancer: a meta-analysis
Shi R, Berkel H, Yu H. Insulin-like growth factor-I and prostate cancer: a meta-analysis. British Journal Of Cancer 2001, 85: 991-996. PMID: 11592771, PMCID: PMC2375097, DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.2001.1961.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHedges's standardized mean differenceLevels of IGFProstate cancer patientsStandardized mean differenceIGFBP-3Prostate cancerHigher IGFCancer patientsInsulin-like growth factorIGF-binding proteinsEffects of IGFCase-control studyLow IGFMEDLINE searchIGFMean differenceGrowth factorCancerPatientsStandard protocolRiskLevels