Helicobacter pylori infection, chronic corpus atrophic gastritis and pancreatic cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort: A nested case-control study

Jiaqi Huang, Ulrika Zagai, Göran Hallmans, Olof Nyrén, Lars Engstrand, Rachael Stolzenberg-Solomon, Eric J Duell, Kim Overvad, Verena A Katzke, Rudolf Kaaks, Mazda Jenab, Jin Young Park, Raul Murillo, Antonia Trichopoulou, Pagona Lagiou, Christina Bamia, Kathryn E Bradbury, Elio Riboli, Dagfinn Aune, Konstantinos K. TsilidisGabriel Capellá, Antonio Agudo, Vittorio Krogh, Domenico Palli, Salvatore Panico, Elisabete Weiderpass, Anne Tjønneland, Anja Olsen, Begoña Martínez, Daniel Redondo-Sanchez, Maria Dolores Chirlaque, Petra HM Peeters, Sara Regnér, Björn Lindkvist, Alessio Naccarati, Eva Ardanaz, Nerea Larrañaga, Marie-Christine Boutron-Ruault, Vinciane Rebours, Amélie Barré, Bas H. Bueno-De-Mesquita, Weimin Ye

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Abstract

The association between H. pylori infection and pancreatic cancer risk remains controversial. We conducted a nested case-control study with 448 pancreatic cancer cases and their individually matched control subjects, based on the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort, to determine whether there was an altered pancreatic cancer risk associated with H. pylori infection and chronic corpus atrophic gastritis. Conditional logistic regression models were applied to calculate odds ratios (ORs) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs), adjusted for matching factors and other potential confounders. Our results showed that pancreatic cancer risk was neither associated with H. pylori seropositivity (OR = 0.96; 95% CI: 0.70, 1.31) nor CagA seropositivity (OR = 1.07; 95% CI: 0.77, 1.48). We also did not find any excess risk among individuals seropositive for H. pylori but seronegative for CagA, compared with the group seronegative for both antibodies (OR = 0.94; 95% CI: 0.63, 1.38). However, we found that chronic corpus atrophic gastritis was non-significantly associated with an increased pancreatic cancer risk (OR = 1.35; 95% CI: 0.77, 2.37), and although based on small numbers, the excess risk was particularly marked among individuals seronegative for both H. pylori and CagA (OR = 5.66; 95% CI: 1.59, 20.19, p value for interaction < 0.01). Our findings provided evidence supporting the null association between H. pylori infection and pancreatic cancer risk in western European populations. However, the suggested association between chronic corpus atrophic gastritis and pancreatic cancer risk warrants independent verification in future studies, and, if confirmed, further studies on the underlying mechanisms.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1727-1735
Number of pages9
JournalInternational Journal of Cancer
Volume140
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017 Apr 15

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Cancer and Oncology

Free keywords

  • chronic corpus atrophic gastritis
  • EPIC cohort
  • H. pylori infection
  • nested case-control study
  • pancreatic cancer risk

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