Discriminatory analysis in determination of high risk of gastric cancer

2007 ◽  
Vol 25 (18_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1540-1540
Author(s):  
S. A. Terekhova ◽  
A. F. Lazarev ◽  
V. D. Petrova ◽  
T. V. Sinkina ◽  
I. A. Selezneva ◽  
...  

1540 Background: Determination of the high risk of gastric cancer and target examination of patients from high-risk groups makes early detection of gastric cancer possible and contributes to the decrease of mortality rates as the outcome of gastric cancer treatment is primarily dependant on the stage of disease. Methods: 700 patients with gastric cancer and 1069 persons without any oncopathology referred to Altay oncological center for consultation in 2002–2004 were interviewed and examined to get the data on different factors known as risk factors for gastric cancer (endogenic, environmental, lifestyle, nutritive factors, results of blood-tests and non-oncological stomach diseases, etc.). Results: By means of discriminatory analysis from 131 investigated factors there were 26 factors distinguished and corresponding coefficients of canonical function of discrimination calculated, on the basis of which the prognosis of gastric cancer development may be ascertained (p<0.001): age, body mass, education, duration of stress, insomnia, extrasleep during daylight hours, family history of gastric cancer, family history of cancer, presence of clinical symptoms, lifetime history of smoking, usage of strong spirits, amount of spirits used per month, regularity of nutrition (eating patterns), time intervals between food intakes, variety of food allowance, usage of food and drinks of high temperature, animal fats, spicy food, canned and preserved food, bakery, strong black tea and coffee, fresh vegetables and fruit, sour milk products, green tea, level of haemoglobin, ESR. Multiplying the interval values of those significant factors and corresponding coefficients of canonical function of discrimination and subsequent summarizing of the results and the constant gives an <<integral rate>>, the positive value of which is the evidence of high risk of gastric cancer either to be developed or already exists. Negative integral rate is the evidence of low risk. Cross check up showed the 95.1% test-sensitivity and 95.0% test-specificity. Conclusions: Thus, the value of the integral rate can be used as a criterion for selection of concrete patients with high risk of gastric cancer to be deeply examined and to be under monitoring for detection of early gastric cancer. No significant financial relationships to disclose.

BMC Cancer ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui Wu ◽  
Cheng Yang ◽  
Lin Ji ◽  
Zhi-Ning Fan ◽  
Yu-Wen Tao ◽  
...  

Abstract Background People are at a high risk of gastric cancer if their first-degree relatives suffered from atrophic gastritis (AG), intestinal metaplasia (IM), intraepithelial neoplasia (IEN), dysplasia (DYS), or gastric cancer (GC). This study was performed to analyse the association between FDR-GC and GC precursors. Methods A cross-sectional study was performed to screen the prevalence of GC precursors from November 2016 to September 2019. A total of 1329 participants with FDR-GC, 193 participants with a family history of non-gastric cancer in FDRs (FDR-nGC), and 860 participants without a family history of cancer in FDRs (FDR-nC) were recruited in this study. The logistic regression model was used in this study. Results The prevalence of normal, Non-AG, AG/IM, IEN/DYS, and GC was 31.91, 44.21, 13.81, 8.73, and 1.34%, respectively. The prevalence of IEN/DYS was higher in people with FDR-GC and FDR-nGC (FDR-GC: odds ratio (OR) = 1.655; 95%CI, 1.153–2.376; FDR-nGC: OR = 1.984; 95%CI, 1.122–3.506) than those with FDR-nC. The younger the age at which FDRs were diagnosed with GC, the more likely the participants were to develop AG/IM (Ptrend = 0.019). The risk of precursors to GC was higher in participants whose FDR-GC was the mother than in those whose FDR-GC was the father or sibling (OR, non-AG: 1.312 vs. 1.007, 1.274; AG/IM: 1.430 vs. 1.296, 1.378; IEN/DYS: 1.988 vs. 1.573, 1.542). There was no statistically significant difference in non-AG (OR = 1.700; 95%CI, 0.940–3.074), AG/IM (OR = 1.291; 95%CI, 0.579–2.877), and IEN/DYS (OR = 1.265; 95%CI, 0.517–3.096) between participants with one or more FDR-GC. Conclusion People with FDR-GC and FDR-nGC are at a high risk of IEN/DYS. When an FDR was diagnosed at a younger age, the risk of AG/IM was higher. The risk of GC precursors was higher in people whose FDR-GC was the mother.


2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 23-23
Author(s):  
Ian Solsky ◽  
Michael Parides ◽  
Clyde Schechter ◽  
Bruce D. Rapkin ◽  
Haejin In

23 Background: Absence of national US gastric cancer (GC) screening necessitates alternative methods like surveys to identify high-risk populations. Identification of high-risk persons may be enhanced by adding ethnic and cultural variables to more conventionally known risk factors for GC. Methods: Data from a prior case-control study of 40 GC cases and 100 controls were used. A "conventional" risk factor model (age, gender, family history of GC, body mass index, excessive salt intake, alcohol, smoking, blood type, H pylori) was compared to one incorporating ethnic and cultural variables (race, immigration, generation, cultural food at ages 15-18 years, acculturation and education) using model fit, sensitivity, specificity and expected positive predictive values (PPV). Stepwise regression was then used to create a model from this pool of variables. PPV was calculated using Bayes' Theorem applied to the baseline GC incidence in the US (7.2 per 100,000). Results: The "conventional" model required 14 questions and resulted in 25% sensitivity, 94% specificity, 28 per 100,000 PPV at the 70% probability cut-off, and AUC=0.871. The model incorporating ethnic and cultural variables required 38 questions and resulted in 48% sensitivity, 91% specificity, 38 per 100,000 PPV, and AUC =0.965. After eliminating items less predictive at p=0.2, age, gender, family history of GC, excessive salt intake, immigration, generation and race remained in the model. This model required 7 questions and resulted in 45% sensitivity, 96% specificity, 81 per 100,000 PPV and AUC=0.914. Conclusions: The model with the greatest ability to identify persons at risk of GC included ethnic and cultural variables. This model can be translated into a survey with few items that can serve as a highly scalable tool to identify high-risk individuals. Support: UG1CA189823 [Table: see text]


2007 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 171
Author(s):  
S.A. Terekhova ◽  
A.F. Lazarev ◽  
V.D. Petrova ◽  
T.V. Sinkina ◽  
I.A. Selezneva ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leann A Lovejoy ◽  
Clesson E Turner ◽  
Craig D Shriver ◽  
Rachel E Ellsworth

Abstract Background The majority of active duty service women (ADS) are young, have access to healthcare, and meet fitness standards set by the U.S. military, suggesting that ADS represent a healthy population at low risk of cancer. Breast cancer is, however, the most common cancer in ADS and may have a significant effect on troop readiness with lengthy absence during treatment and inability to return to duty after the treatment. The identification of unaffected ADS who carry germline mutations in cancer predisposition genes (“previvors”) would provide the opportunity to prevent or detect cancer at an early stage, thus minimizing effects on troop readiness. In this study, we determined (1) how many high-risk ADS without cancer pursued genetic testing, (2) how many previvors employed risk-reducing strategies, and (3) the number of undiagnosed previvors within an ADS population. Methods The Clinical Breast Care Project (protocol WRNMMC IRB #20704) database of the Murtha Cancer Center/Walter Reed National Military Medical Center was queried to identify all ADS with no current or previous history of cancer. Classification as high genetic risk was calculated using National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2019 guidelines for genetic testing for breast, ovary, colon, and gastric cancer. The history of clinical genetic testing and risk-reducing strategies was extracted from the database. Genomic DNA from ADS with blood specimens available for research purposes were subjected to next-generation sequencing technologies using a cancer predisposition gene panel. Results Of the 336 cancer-free ADS enrolled in the Clinical Breast Care Project, 77 had a family history that met National Comprehensive Cancer Network criteria for genetic testing for BRCA1/2 and 2 had a family history of colon cancer meeting the criteria for genetic testing for Lynch syndrome. Of the 28 (35%) high-risk women who underwent clinical genetic testing, 11 had pathogenic mutations in the breast cancer genes BRCA1 (n = 5), BRCA2 (n = 5), or CHEK2 (n = 1). Five of the six ADS who had a relative with a known pathogenic mutation were carriers of the tested mutation. All of the women who had pathogenic mutations detected through clinical genetic testing underwent prophylactic double mastectomy, and three also had risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy. Two (6%) of the 33 high-risk ADS tested only in the research setting had a family history of breast/ovarian cancer and carried pathogenic mutations: one carried a BRCA2 mutation, whereas the other carried a mutation in the colon cancer predisposition gene PMS2. No mutations were detected in the 177 low-risk women tested in the research setting. Discussion Within this unaffected cohort of ADS, 23% were classified as high risk. Although all of the previvors engaged in risk-reduction strategies, only one-third of the high-risk women sought genetic testing. These data suggest that detailed family histories of cancer should be collected in ADS and genetic testing should be encouraged in those at high risk. The identification of previvors and concomitant use of risk-reduction strategies may improve health in the ADS and optimize military readiness by decreasing cancer incidence.


2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyo Geun Choi ◽  
Wook Chun ◽  
Kuk Hyun Jung

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 783 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Walker ◽  
Alyssa Louis ◽  
Alejandro Berlin ◽  
Sheri Horsburgh ◽  
Robert G. Bristow ◽  
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Introduction: The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) era and resultant early detection of prostate cancer has presented clinicians with the challenge of distinguishing indolent from aggressive tumours. Mutations in the BRCA1/2 genes have been associated with prostate cancer risk and prognosis. We describe the prostate cancer screening characteristics of BRCA1/2 mutation carriers, who may be classified as genetically-defined high risk, as compared to another high-risk cohort of men with a family history of prostate cancer to evaluate the utility of a targeted screening approach for these men.Methods: We reviewed patient demographics, clinical screening characteristics, pathological features, and treatment outcomes between a group of BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation carriers and age-matched men with a family history of prostate cancer followed at our institutional Prostate Cancer Prevention Clinic from 1995 to 2012.Results: Screening characteristics were similar between the mutation carriers (n = 53) and the family history group (n = 53). Some cancers would be missed in both groups by using a PSA cut-off of >4 ug/L. While cancer detection was higher in the family history group (21% vs. 15%), the mutation carrier group was more likely to have intermediate- or high-risk disease (88% vs. 36%). BRCA2 mutation carriers were more likely to have aggressive disease, biological recurrence, and distant metastasis.Conclusions: In our cohort, regular screening appears justified for detecting prostate cancer in BRCA1 and BRCA2 carriers and other high-risk populations. Lowering PSA cut-offs and defining monitoring of PSA velocity as part of the screening protocol may be useful. BRCA2 is associated with more aggressive disease, while the outcome for BRCA1 mutation carriers requires further study. Large multinational studies will be important to define screening techniques for this unique high-risk population.


2012 ◽  
Vol 75 (4) ◽  
pp. AB240
Author(s):  
Justin M. Gomez ◽  
James T. Patrie ◽  
Jeanetta Frye ◽  
Bryan G. Sauer ◽  
Vanessa M. Shami ◽  
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