Prediagnostic antibody responses to fusobacterium nucleatum proteins are not associated with risk of colorectal cancer in a large U.S. Consortium

Chun Han Lo, William J. Blot, Lauren R. Teras, Kala Visvanathan, Loic Le Marchand, Christopher A. Haiman, Yu Chen, Howard D. Sesso, Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller, Lesley F. Tinker, Richard M. Peek, John D. Potter, Timothy L. Cover, Anne Zeleniuch-Jacquotte, Sonja I. Berndt, Tim Waterboer, Meira Epplein, Julia Butt, Mingyang Song

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Abstract

Background: The association between prediagnostic antibody responses to Fusobacterium nucleatum (F. nucleatum) and subsequent risk of colorectal cancer is not established. Methods: We conducted a nested case-control study of 8,126 participants in a consortium of 10 prospective cohorts in the United States. Results: Higher seroprevalence of any F. nucleatum antibody was observed among non-White participants (51.1%) compared with White participants (31.2%). We did not find any statistically significant association between seropositivity to any of the eight F. nucleatum proteins and colorectal cancer risk. Conclusions: Prediagnostic antibody responses to F. nucleatum proteins were not associated with the risk of colorectal cancer. Impact: Future studies may consider a more specific detection of the immunoglobulin isotypes or focus on examining F. nucleatum in stool or tissue samples.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1279-1282
Number of pages4
JournalCancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention
Volume30
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2021

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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