Grant Details
Grant Number: |
1R03CA212808-01A1 Interpret this number |
Primary Investigator: |
Brasky, Theodore |
Organization: |
Ohio State University |
Project Title: |
A Pooled Analysis of Dietary Long-Chain Omega-3 Fatty Acid Intake and Endometrial Cancer Risk |
Fiscal Year: |
2017 |
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecologic malignancy in the United States and the fourth most
common cancer diagnosed in women. Incidence of the disease is rising, especially among black women who
tend to be diagnosed with aggressive disease and who have a disproportionally higher mortality rate. Coupled
with very low research funding on a per case and per death basis relative to other female cancers, and with
few modifiable risk factors for disease prevention, there is a critical need to better understand endometrial
cancer etiology, with special attention to racial disparities.
There is increasing evidence that inflammation is an important driver of endometrial carcinogenesis. Long-
chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCn3PUFA) are anti-inflammatory and have been shown by us to
reduce endometrial cancer risk. However, we have reported differences in these associations by body mass
and tumor histology. No study has been able to examine whether the association between diets high in
LCn3PUFA and endometrial cancer risk differs between black and white women. In order to reveal reliable
estimates of association and to identify subgroups of women that stand to benefit the most from diets rich in
LCn3PUFA, a very large study is needed.
We propose to examine the association of dietary LCn3PUFA with endometrial cancer and its subtypes
and to examine possible heterogeneity of these associations by race and body mass, by pooling dietary data in
the Epidemiology of Endometrial Cancer Consortium of studies. This secondary analysis will include 19
participating studies, 10,117 endometrial cancer cases and 26,881 controls, and will provide high statistical
power and precision to examine these research questions. The proposed work will have a significant impact on
endometrial cancer prevention by informing clinicians, patients, and nutrition scientists as to whether and for
whom an LCn3PUFA-rich diet may be of benefit. Results from this investigation will inform a larger NIH grant
application to conduct a chemoprevention trial that will aim to examine whether LCn3PUFA supplementation
increases LCn3PUFA concentrations and causes a reduction in biomarkers of inflammation in endometrial
tissues of women diagnosed with endometrial cancer. Our long-term goal is to reduce incidence among high-
risk women, such as those diagnosed with endometrial hyperplasia, and to reduce recurrence among
endometrial cancer survivors.
Publications
Dietary omega-3 fatty acids and endometrial cancer risk in the Epidemiology of Endometrial Cancer Consortium: An individual-participant meta-analysis.
Authors: Brasky T.M.
, Hade E.M.
, Cohn D.E.
, Newton A.M.
, Petruzella S.
, O'Connell K.
, Bertrand K.A.
, Cook L.S.
, De Vivo I.
, Du M.
, et al.
.
Source: Gynecologic Oncology, 2023 Feb; 169, p. 137-146.
EPub date: 2022-10-28 00:00:00.0.
PMID: 36934308
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