2024
Using a Bayesian analytic approach to identify county-level ecological factors associated with survival among individuals with early-onset colorectal cancer
Siddique S, Baum L, Deziel N, Kelly J, Warren J, Ma X. Using a Bayesian analytic approach to identify county-level ecological factors associated with survival among individuals with early-onset colorectal cancer. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0311540. PMID: 39471191, PMCID: PMC11521299, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0311540.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-of-onset colorectal cancerEarly-onset colorectal cancerEnd Results Program dataCenters for Disease Control and Prevention dataCounty-level factorsColorectal cancerHealth risk behaviorsIdentified principal componentsOdds of survivalPreventive servicesSurvival disparitiesLinear mixed modelsEOCRCChronic diseasesPreventive factorsUS countiesSalt Lake CountyCA residentsRisk behaviorsUnited StatesProgram dataCounty-levelOlder ageBayesian analytical approachYounger ageHigh ambient temperature in pregnancy and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: an observational study
Rogne T, Wang R, Wang P, Deziel N, Metayer C, Wiemels J, Chen K, Warren J, Ma X. High ambient temperature in pregnancy and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: an observational study. The Lancet Planetary Health 2024, 8: e506-e514. PMID: 38969477, PMCID: PMC11260908, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(24)00121-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaLymphoblastic leukemiaLatino childrenNon-Latino white childrenAssociated with risk of adverse pregnancy outcomesCalifornia Cancer RegistryRisk of acute lymphoblastic leukemiaCalifornia birth recordsRisk of adverse pregnancy outcomesPre-pregnancy periodAssociated with riskBayesian meta-regressionNational Institutes of HealthCancer RegistryCases of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaNational Center for Advancing Translational SciencesAdverse pregnancy outcomesAcute lymphoblastic leukemia casesInstitutes of HealthInvestigation of mechanistic pathwaysBirth recordsGestational weeks 8Pre-pregnancy
2023
Statin use, survival and incidence of thrombosis among older patients with polycythemia vera and essential thrombocythemia
Podoltsev N, Wang R, Shallis R, Stempel J, Di M, Neparidze N, Zeidan A, Huntington S, Giri S, Hull S, Gore S, Ma X. Statin use, survival and incidence of thrombosis among older patients with polycythemia vera and essential thrombocythemia. Cancer Medicine 2023, 12: 18889-18900. PMID: 37702132, PMCID: PMC10557879, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.6528.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncidence of thrombosisPolycythemia veraEssential thrombocythemiaStatin useOlder adultsEnd Results-Medicare databasePopulation-based cohort studyArterial thrombotic eventsSurvival of patientsUse of statinsClaims-based studyRisk of thrombosisCardiovascular morbidityCause mortalityTreatment weighting (IPTW) approachCohort studyOlder patientsOverall survivalThrombotic eventsVenous thrombosisPatient populationPrevious registryStatinsTherapeutic strategiesET subgroupBirth characteristics and risk of Ewing sarcoma
Wiemels J, Wang R, Feng Q, Yee A, Morimoto L, Metayer C, Ma X. Birth characteristics and risk of Ewing sarcoma. Cancer Causes & Control 2023, 34: 837-843. PMID: 37335392, PMCID: PMC10460323, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-023-01737-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBirth characteristicsEwing's sarcomaConclusionsThis population-based studyDisease riskMultivariable logistic regression modelNon-Hispanic white subjectsPopulation-based seriesPopulation-based studySignificant risk factorsMetastatic Ewing sarcomaEwing's sarcoma casesMinimal selection biasLogistic regression modelsYear of birthPurposeThe incidenceFetal growthRisk factorsSarcoma casesLower riskSarcomaMultiethnic populationBirth recordsWhite subjectsGenetic susceptibilityPredisposition allelesMendelian randomization study of birthweight, gestational age, and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Rogne T, DeWan A, Metayer C, Wiemels J, Ma X. Mendelian randomization study of birthweight, gestational age, and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. American Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 2023, 5: 101058. PMID: 37330008, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2023.101058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation between birth characteristics and incidence of pituitary adenoma and craniopharyngioma: a registry-based study in California, 2001–2015
Cote D, Wang R, Morimoto L, Metayer C, Zada G, Wiemels J, Ma X. Association between birth characteristics and incidence of pituitary adenoma and craniopharyngioma: a registry-based study in California, 2001–2015. Cancer Causes & Control 2023, 34: 757-768. PMID: 37225897, PMCID: PMC10363066, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-023-01718-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder maternal ageMultivariable logistic regressionNon-Hispanic white individualsHigher maternal educationPituitary adenomasBirth characteristicsMaternal educationSignificant associationMaternal ageOdds ratioNon-Hispanic white raceUnconditional multivariable logistic regressionLogistic regressionParental sociodemographic characteristicsRegistry-based studyPopulation-based studyWhite individualsAdjusted odds ratioEarly-onset cancersNon-Hispanic whitesBirth pluralityIncident casesBlack raceFemale sexHispanic ethnicityOutdoor artificial light at night, air pollution, and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the California Linkage Study of Early-Onset Cancers
Zhong C, Wang R, Morimoto L, Longcore T, Franklin M, Rogne T, Metayer C, Wiemels J, Ma X. Outdoor artificial light at night, air pollution, and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the California Linkage Study of Early-Onset Cancers. Scientific Reports 2023, 13: 583. PMID: 36631468, PMCID: PMC9834257, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-23682-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaRisk of childhoodEarly-onset cancersLymphoblastic leukemiaBirth recordsChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaNon-Hispanic white childrenHispanic childrenCalifornia Cancer RegistryEtiology of childhoodOutdoor artificial lightOutdoor ALANHighest tertileCancer RegistryLinkage studiesRisk factorsBorderline associationElevated riskCancer diagnosisCancerEnvironmental exposuresWhite childrenCommon typeAir pollutionRisk
2022
Unconventional Oil and Gas Development Exposure and Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Case–Control Study in Pennsylvania, 2009–2017
Clark CJ, Johnson NP, Soriano M, Warren JL, Sorrentino KM, Kadan-Lottick NS, Saiers JE, Ma X, Deziel NC. Unconventional Oil and Gas Development Exposure and Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Case–Control Study in Pennsylvania, 2009–2017. Environmental Health Perspectives 2022, 130: 087001. PMID: 35975995, PMCID: PMC9383266, DOI: 10.1289/ehp11092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaCase-control studyOdds ratioChildhood leukemiaLymphoblastic leukemiaPerinatal windowRegistry-based case-control studyChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaConfidence intervalsResidential proximityChildren ages 2Risk factorsMaternal raceChild healthExposure windowsSocio-economic statusPotential associationLeukemiaLogistic regressionAge 2Birth yearCommon formBirth residenceDevelopment exposureOddsOral Cyanobacteria and Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Hernandez BY, Zhu X, Risch HA, Lu L, Ma X, Irwin ML, Lim JK, Taddei TH, Pawlish KS, Stroup AM, Brown R, Wang Z, Wong LL, Yu H. Oral Cyanobacteria and Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2022, 31: 221-229. PMID: 34697061, PMCID: PMC8755591, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-21-0804.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis B virusHepatitis C virusHepatocellular carcinomaRisk factorsLiver diseaseHCC casesOral microbiomeU.S. case-control studyIndependent risk factorChronic liver diseaseFatty liver diseaseHCC risk factorsGut microbial alterationsType 2 diabetesCase-control studyLiver cancer developmentNSAID useAspirin useC virusB virusHCC riskNegative historyOral samplesSignificant associationCancer development
2021
Mode of Delivery, Birth Characteristics and Early-Onset Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in a Population-Based Case-Control Study
Dwyer KE, Wang R, Cozen W, Cartmel B, Wiemels JL, Morimoto LM, Metayer C, Ma X. Mode of Delivery, Birth Characteristics and Early-Onset Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in a Population-Based Case-Control Study. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2021, 30: cebp.0535.2021. PMID: 34548330, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-21-0535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Hodgkin lymphomaT-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomaCase-control studyBirth characteristicsMode of deliveryYear of birthOdds ratioNHL riskUnconditional multivariable logistic regression modelsPopulation-based case-control studyCases of NHLMultivariable logistic regression modelConfidence intervalsAge of diagnosisPediatric Burkitt lymphomaLogistic regression modelsCesarean sectionHistologic subtypeDecreased riskHodgkin's lymphomaMaternal ageBurkitt's lymphomaElevated riskLower riskMaternal educationProximity to endocrine-disrupting pesticides and risk of testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT) among adolescents: A population-based case-control study in California
Swartz SJ, Morimoto LM, Whitehead TP, DeRouen MC, Ma X, Wang R, Wiemels JL, McGlynn KA, Gunier R, Metayer C. Proximity to endocrine-disrupting pesticides and risk of testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT) among adolescents: A population-based case-control study in California. International Journal Of Hygiene And Environmental Health 2021, 239: 113881. PMID: 34839102, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2021.113881.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTesticular germ cell tumorsPopulation attributable riskGerm cell tumorsCase-control studyRace/ethnicityTGCT riskCell tumorsOdds ratioRegistry-based case-control studyPopulation-based case-control studyRisk of TGCTConfidence intervalsBirth yearYears of ageNeighborhood socioeconomic statusEndocrine-disrupting pesticidesFetal exposureCritical developmental periodAttributable riskCytokine Levels at Birth in Children Who Developed Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Whitehead TP, Wiemels JL, Zhou M, Kang AY, McCoy LS, Wang R, Fitch B, Petrick LM, Yano Y, Imani P, Rappaport SM, Dahl GV, Kogan SC, Ma X, Metayer C. Cytokine Levels at Birth in Children Who Developed Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2021, 30: 1526-1535. PMID: 34078642, PMCID: PMC8338848, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-20-1704.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaCytokine levelsLymphoblastic leukemiaChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaAberrant immune reactionsPrenatal immune developmentRisk of childhoodInterquartile range incrementAltered cytokine levelsCalifornia Childhood Leukemia StudyChildhood Leukemia StudyBirth characteristicsNeonatal levelsPrenatal exposureImmunomodulatory cytokinesImmune developmentHigh hyperdiploidyImmune reactionsCytokinesGM-CSFBlood spotsLogistic regressionLeukemia StudyEndogenous metabolitesConfidence intervals
2020
Socioeconomic status and childhood central nervous system tumors in California
Francis SS, Wang R, Enders C, Prado I, Wiemels JL, Ma X, Metayer C. Socioeconomic status and childhood central nervous system tumors in California. Cancer Causes & Control 2020, 32: 27-39. PMID: 33113073, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-020-01348-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary CNS tumorsCentral nervous system tumorsChildhood CNS tumorsCNS tumorsNervous system tumorsSocioeconomic statusSystem tumorsChildhood central nervous system tumorsCalifornia Cancer RegistryCalifornia birth recordsSubset of subjectsHigher socioeconomic statusCancer RegistryCancer mortalitySubgroup analysisRisk factorsChildhood cancerSubsequent riskEmbryonal tumorsParental socioeconomic statusInsurance utilizationBirth recordsTumorsMedian household incomeSpecific exposuresBirth Characteristics and Risk of Pediatric Thyroid Cancer: A Population-Based Record-Linkage Study in California
Deziel N, Zhang Y, Wang R, Wiemels JL, Morimoto L, Clark CJ, Metayer C, Ma X. Birth Characteristics and Risk of Pediatric Thyroid Cancer: A Population-Based Record-Linkage Study in California. Thyroid 2020, 31: 596-606. PMID: 32912083, PMCID: PMC8195873, DOI: 10.1089/thy.2020.0217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge of OnsetBirth CertificatesBirth OrderBirth WeightCaliforniaCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolEducational StatusFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansIncidenceInfantInfant, NewbornMaleRace FactorsRegistriesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSex FactorsThyroid NeoplasmsTime FactorsYoung AdultConceptsPediatric thyroid cancerHigh birth weightFollicular thyroid cancerThyroid cancerHigher birth orderBirth characteristicsRisk factorsHispanic ethnicityBirth weightOdds ratioFirst primary thyroid cancerPapillary thyroid cancer casesBirth orderMultivariable logistic regression modelSecond primary malignanciesLong-term therapyAdjusted odds ratioPopulation-based studyPrimary thyroid cancerRecord linkage studyConfidence intervalsImportant risk factorCancer registry dataCase-control studyThyroid cancer casesBirth Characteristics and Risk of Early-Onset Synovial Sarcoma
Wiemels JL, Wang R, Feng Q, Clark CJ, Amatruda JF, Rubin E, Yee AC, Morimoto LM, Metayer C, Ma X. Birth Characteristics and Risk of Early-Onset Synovial Sarcoma. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2020, 29: 1162-1167. PMID: 32245786, PMCID: PMC7605594, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-20-0093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynovial sarcomaBirth weightMultivariable logistic regression analysisEpidemiologic researchFurther epidemiologic researchLittle epidemiologic researchHigh birth weightSynovial sarcoma casesSiblings of patientsLogistic regression analysisBirth orderNon-Hispanic whitesYoung adult periodYear of birthElevated cancer incidencePoor outcomeBirth characteristicsPeak incidenceRare cancersRisk factorsCancer incidenceCancer casesAggressive cancerHigh riskSarcoma casesEpidemiology of the classical myeloproliferative neoplasms: The four corners of an expansive and complex map
Shallis RM, Wang R, Davidoff A, Ma X, Podoltsev NA, Zeidan AM. Epidemiology of the classical myeloproliferative neoplasms: The four corners of an expansive and complex map. Blood Reviews 2020, 42: 100706. PMID: 32517877, DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2020.100706.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAnimalsHematologic NeoplasmsHumansIncidenceMyeloproliferative DisordersPrognosisRisk FactorsSurvival AnalysisConceptsChronic myeloid leukemiaPolycythemia veraEssential thrombocythemiaMyeloproliferative neoplasmsClassical myeloproliferative neoplasmsPrimary myelofibrosisIncidence of CMLEnd Results program dataTyrosine kinase inhibitor therapyCML patient outcomesClonal myeloid disordersKinase inhibitor therapyPotential etiological roleInhibitor therapyMale genderRisk factorsPatient outcomesMyeloid leukemiaPMF patientsBetter survivalGeneral populationEtiological roleMyeloid disordersMolecular abnormalitiesEpidemiological literatureReply to comments on: Lifestyles and myeloproliferative neoplasms with special reference to coffee consumption
Podoltsev NA, Wang X, Wang R, Hofmann JN, Liao LM, Zeidan AM, Mesa R, Ma X. Reply to comments on: Lifestyles and myeloproliferative neoplasms with special reference to coffee consumption. International Journal Of Cancer 2020, 146: 3523-3523. PMID: 32167580, PMCID: PMC8915778, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.32974.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersRisk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the northeast of the United States: results of a case–control study
Shen Y, Risch H, Lu L, Ma X, Irwin ML, Lim JK, Taddei T, Pawlish K, Stroup A, Brown R, Wang Z, Jia W, Wong L, Mayne ST, Yu H. Risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the northeast of the United States: results of a case–control study. Cancer Causes & Control 2020, 31: 321-332. PMID: 32060838, PMCID: PMC7136513, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-020-01277-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of HCCCase-control studyHepatocellular carcinomaRisk factorsHCV infectionHCC riskOdds ratioHepatitis C virus antibodyUnconditional logistic regression modelsElevated HCC riskRapid case ascertainmentC virus antibodyHeavy alcohol intakeConfidence intervalsFamily cancer historyImportant risk factorRandom digit dialingLow socioeconomic statusUnhealthy lifestyle choicesLower household incomeLogistic regression modelsNSAID useAlcohol intakeCigarette smokingHigher BMILifestyle factors and risk of myeloproliferative neoplasms in the NIH‐AARP diet and health study
Podoltsev NA, Wang X, Wang R, Hofmann JN, Liao LM, Zeidan AM, Mesa R, Ma X. Lifestyle factors and risk of myeloproliferative neoplasms in the NIH‐AARP diet and health study. International Journal Of Cancer 2020, 147: 948-957. PMID: 31904114, PMCID: PMC8919268, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.32853.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNIH-AARP DietPolycythemia veraMyeloproliferative neoplasmsEssential thrombocythemiaHazard ratioLifestyle factorsCaffeine intakeHealth StudyMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regression modelsCox proportional hazards regression modelRisk of PVProportional hazards regression modelsRisk of MPNLarge prospective studiesHazards regression modelsConfidence intervalsPhiladelphia chromosome-negative myeloproliferative neoplasmsMPN riskOverall cohortProspective cohortProspective studyInverse associationRisk factorsPV riskProtective effect
2019
Heritable variation at the chromosome 21 gene ERG is associated with acute lymphoblastic leukemia risk in children with and without Down syndrome
de Smith AJ, Walsh KM, Morimoto LM, Francis SS, Hansen HM, Jeon S, Gonseth S, Chen M, Sun H, Luna-Fineman S, Antillón F, Girón V, Kang AY, Smirnov I, Shao X, Whitehead TP, Barcellos LF, Jolly KW, Healy J, Laverdière C, Sinnett D, Taub JW, Birch JM, Thompson PD, Pombo-de-Oliveira MS, Spector LG, DeWan AT, Mueller BA, Chiang C, Metayer C, Ma X, Wiemels JL. Heritable variation at the chromosome 21 gene ERG is associated with acute lymphoblastic leukemia risk in children with and without Down syndrome. Leukemia 2019, 33: 2746-2751. PMID: 31296947, PMCID: PMC6858994, DOI: 10.1038/s41375-019-0514-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentCaliforniaCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolChromosomes, Human, Pair 21Down SyndromeFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyGuatemalaHaplotypesHispanic or LatinoHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMalePolymorphism, Single NucleotidePrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaPrincipal Component AnalysisRisk FactorsTranscriptional Regulator ERG