Expanding our understanding of ovarian cancer risk: the role of incomplete pregnancies

Alice W Lee; Stacey Rosenzweig; Ashley Wiensch; Australian Ovarian Cancer Study; Susan J Ramus; Usha Menon; Aleksandra Gentry-Maharaj; Argyrios Ziogas; Hoda Anton-Culver; Alice S Whittemore; Weiva Sieh; Joseph H Rothstein; Valerie McGuire; Nicolas Wentzensen; Elisa V Bandera; Bo Qin; Kathryn L Terry; Daniel W Cramer; Linda Titus; Joellen M Schildkraut; Andrew Berchuck; Ellen L Goode; Susanne K Kjaer; Allan Jensen; Susan J Jordan; Roberta B Ness; Francesmary Modugno; Kirsten Moysich; Pamela J Thompson; Marc T Goodman; Michael E Carney; Jenny Chang-Claude; Mary Anne Rossing; Holly R Harris; Jennifer Anne Doherty; Harvey A Risch; Lilah Khoja; Aliya Alimujiang; Minh Tung Phung; Katharine Brieger; Bhramar Mukherjee; Paul D P Pharoah; Anna H Wu; Malcolm C Pike; Penelope M Webb; Celeste Leigh Pearce

doi:10.1093/jnci/djaa099

Expanding our understanding of ovarian cancer risk: the role of incomplete pregnancies

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Expanding our understanding of ovarian cancer risk: the role of incomplete pregnancies. / Lee, Alice W; Rosenzweig, Stacey; Wiensch, Ashley; Australian Ovarian Cancer Study; Ramus, Susan J; Menon, Usha; Gentry-Maharaj, Aleksandra; Ziogas, Argyrios; Anton-Culver, Hoda; Whittemore, Alice S; Sieh, Weiva; Rothstein, Joseph H; McGuire, Valerie; Wentzensen, Nicolas; Bandera, Elisa V; Qin, Bo; Terry, Kathryn L; Cramer, Daniel W; Titus, Linda; Schildkraut, Joellen M; Berchuck, Andrew; Goode, Ellen L; Kjaer, Susanne K; Jensen, Allan; Jordan, Susan J; Ness, Roberta B; Modugno, Francesmary; Moysich, Kirsten; Thompson, Pamela J; Goodman, Marc T; Carney, Michael E; Chang-Claude, Jenny; Rossing, Mary Anne; Harris, Holly R; Doherty, Jennifer Anne; Risch, Harvey A; Khoja, Lilah; Alimujiang, Aliya; Phung, Minh Tung; Brieger, Katharine; Mukherjee, Bhramar; Pharoah, Paul D P; Wu, Anna H; Pike, Malcolm C; Webb, Penelope M; Pearce, Celeste Leigh.

In: JNCI-J NATL CANCER I, Vol. 113, No. 3, 01.03.2021, p. 301-308.

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Lee, AW, Rosenzweig, S, Wiensch, A, Australian Ovarian Cancer Study, Ramus, SJ, Menon, U, Gentry-Maharaj, A, Ziogas, A, Anton-Culver, H, Whittemore, AS, Sieh, W, Rothstein, JH, McGuire, V, Wentzensen, N, Bandera, EV, Qin, B, Terry, KL, Cramer, DW, Titus, L, Schildkraut, JM, Berchuck, A, Goode, EL, Kjaer, SK, Jensen, A, Jordan, SJ, Ness, RB, Modugno, F, Moysich, K, Thompson, PJ, Goodman, MT, Carney, ME, Chang-Claude, J, Rossing, MA, Harris, HR, Doherty, JA, Risch, HA, Khoja, L, Alimujiang, A, Phung, MT, Brieger, K, Mukherjee, B, Pharoah, PDP, Wu, AH, Pike, MC, Webb, PM & Pearce, CL 2021, 'Expanding our understanding of ovarian cancer risk: the role of incomplete pregnancies', JNCI-J NATL CANCER I, vol. 113, no. 3, pp. 301-308. https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djaa099

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Lee, A. W., Rosenzweig, S., Wiensch, A., Australian Ovarian Cancer Study, Ramus, S. J., Menon, U., Gentry-Maharaj, A., Ziogas, A., Anton-Culver, H., Whittemore, A. S., Sieh, W., Rothstein, J. H., McGuire, V., Wentzensen, N., Bandera, E. V., Qin, B., Terry, K. L., Cramer, D. W., Titus, L., ... Pearce, C. L. (2021). Expanding our understanding of ovarian cancer risk: the role of incomplete pregnancies. JNCI-J NATL CANCER I, 113(3), 301-308. https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djaa099

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Lee AW, Rosenzweig S, Wiensch A, Australian Ovarian Cancer Study, Ramus SJ, Menon U et al. Expanding our understanding of ovarian cancer risk: the role of incomplete pregnancies. JNCI-J NATL CANCER I. 2021 Mar 1;113(3):301-308. https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djaa099

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title = "Expanding our understanding of ovarian cancer risk: the role of incomplete pregnancies",

abstract = "BACKGROUND: Parity is associated with decreased risk of invasive ovarian cancer; however, the relationship between incomplete pregnancies and invasive ovarian cancer risk is unclear. This relationship was examined using 15 case-control studies from the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium (OCAC). Histotype-specific associations, which have not been examined previously with large sample sizes, were also evaluated.METHODS: A pooled analysis of 10 470 invasive epithelial ovarian cancer cases and 16 942 controls was conducted. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the association between incomplete pregnancies and invasive epithelial ovarian cancer were estimated using logistic regression. All models were conditioned on OCAC study, race and ethnicity, age, and education level and adjusted for number of complete pregnancies, oral contraceptive use, and history of breastfeeding. The same approach was used for histotype-specific analyses.RESULTS: Ever having an incomplete pregnancy was associated with a 16% reduction in ovarian cancer risk (OR = 0.84, 95% CI = 0.79 to 0.89). There was a trend of decreasing risk with increasing number of incomplete pregnancies (2-sided Ptrend < .001). An inverse association was observed for all major histotypes; it was strongest for clear cell ovarian cancer.CONCLUSIONS: Incomplete pregnancies are associated with a reduced risk of invasive epithelial ovarian cancer. Pregnancy, including incomplete pregnancy, was associated with a greater reduction in risk of clear cell ovarian cancer, but the result was broadly consistent across histotypes. Future work should focus on understanding the mechanisms underlying this reduced risk.",

author = "Lee, {Alice W} and Stacey Rosenzweig and Ashley Wiensch and {Australian Ovarian Cancer Study} and Ramus, {Susan J} and Usha Menon and Aleksandra Gentry-Maharaj and Argyrios Ziogas and Hoda Anton-Culver and Whittemore, {Alice S} and Weiva Sieh and Rothstein, {Joseph H} and Valerie McGuire and Nicolas Wentzensen and Bandera, {Elisa V} and Bo Qin and Terry, {Kathryn L} and Cramer, {Daniel W} and Linda Titus and Schildkraut, {Joellen M} and Andrew Berchuck and Goode, {Ellen L} and Kjaer, {Susanne K} and Allan Jensen and Jordan, {Susan J} and Ness, {Roberta B} and Francesmary Modugno and Kirsten Moysich and Thompson, {Pamela J} and Goodman, {Marc T} and Carney, {Michael E} and Jenny Chang-Claude and Rossing, {Mary Anne} and Harris, {Holly R} and Doherty, {Jennifer Anne} and Risch, {Harvey A} and Lilah Khoja and Aliya Alimujiang and Phung, {Minh Tung} and Katharine Brieger and Bhramar Mukherjee and Pharoah, {Paul D P} and Wu, {Anna H} and Pike, {Malcolm C} and Webb, {Penelope M} and Pearce, {Celeste Leigh}",

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RIS

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T1 - Expanding our understanding of ovarian cancer risk: the role of incomplete pregnancies

AU - Lee, Alice W

AU - Rosenzweig, Stacey

AU - Wiensch, Ashley

AU - Australian Ovarian Cancer Study

AU - Ramus, Susan J

AU - Menon, Usha

AU - Gentry-Maharaj, Aleksandra

AU - Ziogas, Argyrios

AU - Anton-Culver, Hoda

AU - Whittemore, Alice S

AU - Sieh, Weiva

AU - Rothstein, Joseph H

AU - McGuire, Valerie

AU - Wentzensen, Nicolas

AU - Bandera, Elisa V

AU - Qin, Bo

AU - Terry, Kathryn L

AU - Cramer, Daniel W

AU - Titus, Linda

AU - Schildkraut, Joellen M

AU - Berchuck, Andrew

AU - Goode, Ellen L

AU - Kjaer, Susanne K

AU - Jensen, Allan

AU - Jordan, Susan J

AU - Ness, Roberta B

AU - Modugno, Francesmary

AU - Moysich, Kirsten

AU - Thompson, Pamela J

AU - Goodman, Marc T

AU - Carney, Michael E

AU - Chang-Claude, Jenny

AU - Rossing, Mary Anne

AU - Harris, Holly R

AU - Doherty, Jennifer Anne

AU - Risch, Harvey A

AU - Khoja, Lilah

AU - Alimujiang, Aliya

AU - Phung, Minh Tung

AU - Brieger, Katharine

AU - Mukherjee, Bhramar

AU - Pharoah, Paul D P

AU - Wu, Anna H

AU - Pike, Malcolm C

AU - Webb, Penelope M

AU - Pearce, Celeste Leigh

PY - 2021/3/1

Y1 - 2021/3/1

N2 - BACKGROUND: Parity is associated with decreased risk of invasive ovarian cancer; however, the relationship between incomplete pregnancies and invasive ovarian cancer risk is unclear. This relationship was examined using 15 case-control studies from the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium (OCAC). Histotype-specific associations, which have not been examined previously with large sample sizes, were also evaluated.METHODS: A pooled analysis of 10 470 invasive epithelial ovarian cancer cases and 16 942 controls was conducted. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the association between incomplete pregnancies and invasive epithelial ovarian cancer were estimated using logistic regression. All models were conditioned on OCAC study, race and ethnicity, age, and education level and adjusted for number of complete pregnancies, oral contraceptive use, and history of breastfeeding. The same approach was used for histotype-specific analyses.RESULTS: Ever having an incomplete pregnancy was associated with a 16% reduction in ovarian cancer risk (OR = 0.84, 95% CI = 0.79 to 0.89). There was a trend of decreasing risk with increasing number of incomplete pregnancies (2-sided Ptrend < .001). An inverse association was observed for all major histotypes; it was strongest for clear cell ovarian cancer.CONCLUSIONS: Incomplete pregnancies are associated with a reduced risk of invasive epithelial ovarian cancer. Pregnancy, including incomplete pregnancy, was associated with a greater reduction in risk of clear cell ovarian cancer, but the result was broadly consistent across histotypes. Future work should focus on understanding the mechanisms underlying this reduced risk.

AB - BACKGROUND: Parity is associated with decreased risk of invasive ovarian cancer; however, the relationship between incomplete pregnancies and invasive ovarian cancer risk is unclear. This relationship was examined using 15 case-control studies from the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium (OCAC). Histotype-specific associations, which have not been examined previously with large sample sizes, were also evaluated.METHODS: A pooled analysis of 10 470 invasive epithelial ovarian cancer cases and 16 942 controls was conducted. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the association between incomplete pregnancies and invasive epithelial ovarian cancer were estimated using logistic regression. All models were conditioned on OCAC study, race and ethnicity, age, and education level and adjusted for number of complete pregnancies, oral contraceptive use, and history of breastfeeding. The same approach was used for histotype-specific analyses.RESULTS: Ever having an incomplete pregnancy was associated with a 16% reduction in ovarian cancer risk (OR = 0.84, 95% CI = 0.79 to 0.89). There was a trend of decreasing risk with increasing number of incomplete pregnancies (2-sided Ptrend < .001). An inverse association was observed for all major histotypes; it was strongest for clear cell ovarian cancer.CONCLUSIONS: Incomplete pregnancies are associated with a reduced risk of invasive epithelial ovarian cancer. Pregnancy, including incomplete pregnancy, was associated with a greater reduction in risk of clear cell ovarian cancer, but the result was broadly consistent across histotypes. Future work should focus on understanding the mechanisms underlying this reduced risk.

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DO - 10.1093/jnci/djaa099

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JO - JNCI-J NATL CANCER I

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