TY - JOUR
T1 - Association Between Menopausal Estrogen-Only Therapy and Ovarian Carcinoma Risk
AU - Lee, Alice W
AU - Ness, Roberta B
AU - Roman, Lynda D
AU - Terry, Kathryn L
AU - Schildkraut, Joellen M
AU - Chang-Claude, Jenny
AU - Doherty, Jennifer A
AU - Menon, Usha
AU - Cramer, Daniel W
AU - Gayther, Simon A
AU - Risch, Harvey
AU - Gentry-Maharaj, Aleksandra
AU - Goodman, Marc T
AU - Modugno, Francesmary
AU - Eilber, Ursula
AU - Moysich, Kirsten B
AU - Berchuck, Andrew
AU - Rossing, Mary Anne
AU - Jensen, Allan
AU - Wicklund, Kristine G
AU - Cushing-Haugen, Kara L
AU - Hogdall, Estrid
AU - Rudolph, Anja
AU - Thompson, Pamela J
AU - Wilkens, Lynne R
AU - Kjaer, Susanne K
AU - Carney, Michael E
AU - Stram, Daniel O
AU - Ramus, Susan J
AU - Wu, Anna H
AU - Pike, Malcolm C
AU - Pearce, Celeste Leigh
AU - Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium
PY - 2016/5/1
Y1 - 2016/5/1
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To describe the association between postmenopausal estrogen-only therapy use and risk of ovarian carcinoma, specifically with regard to disease histotype and duration and timing of use. METHODS: We conducted a pooled analysis of 906 women with ovarian carcinoma and 1,220 women in a control group; all 2,126 women included reported having had a hysterectomy. Ten population-based case-control studies participating in the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium, an international consortium whose goal is to combine data from many studies with similar methods so reliable assessments of risk factors can be determined, were included. Self-reported questionnaire data from each study were harmonized and conditional logistic regression was used to examine estrogen-only therapy's histotypespecific and duration and recency of use associations. RESULTS: Forty-three and a half percent of the women in the control group reported previous use of estrogen-only therapy. Compared with them, current or recent estrogenonly therapy use was associated with an increased risk for the serous (51.4%, odds ratio [OR] 1.63, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.27-2.09) and endometrioid (48.6%, OR 2.00, 95% CI 1.17-3.41) histotypes. In addition, statistically significant trends in risk according to duration of use were seen among current or recent postmenopausal estrogen-only therapy users for both ovarian carcinoma histotypes (Ptrend,.001 for serous and endometrioid). Compared with women in the control group, current or recent users for 10 years or more had increased risks of serous ovarian carcinoma (36.8%, OR 1.73, 95% CI 1.26-2.38) and endometrioid ovarian carcinoma (34.9%, OR 4.03, 95% CI 1.91-8.49). CONCLUSION: We found evidence of an increased risk of serous and endometrioid ovarian carcinoma associated with postmenopausal estrogen-only therapy use, particularly of long duration. These findings emphasize that risk may be associated with extended estrogen-only therapy use.
AB - OBJECTIVE: To describe the association between postmenopausal estrogen-only therapy use and risk of ovarian carcinoma, specifically with regard to disease histotype and duration and timing of use. METHODS: We conducted a pooled analysis of 906 women with ovarian carcinoma and 1,220 women in a control group; all 2,126 women included reported having had a hysterectomy. Ten population-based case-control studies participating in the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium, an international consortium whose goal is to combine data from many studies with similar methods so reliable assessments of risk factors can be determined, were included. Self-reported questionnaire data from each study were harmonized and conditional logistic regression was used to examine estrogen-only therapy's histotypespecific and duration and recency of use associations. RESULTS: Forty-three and a half percent of the women in the control group reported previous use of estrogen-only therapy. Compared with them, current or recent estrogenonly therapy use was associated with an increased risk for the serous (51.4%, odds ratio [OR] 1.63, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.27-2.09) and endometrioid (48.6%, OR 2.00, 95% CI 1.17-3.41) histotypes. In addition, statistically significant trends in risk according to duration of use were seen among current or recent postmenopausal estrogen-only therapy users for both ovarian carcinoma histotypes (Ptrend,.001 for serous and endometrioid). Compared with women in the control group, current or recent users for 10 years or more had increased risks of serous ovarian carcinoma (36.8%, OR 1.73, 95% CI 1.26-2.38) and endometrioid ovarian carcinoma (34.9%, OR 4.03, 95% CI 1.91-8.49). CONCLUSION: We found evidence of an increased risk of serous and endometrioid ovarian carcinoma associated with postmenopausal estrogen-only therapy use, particularly of long duration. These findings emphasize that risk may be associated with extended estrogen-only therapy use.
KW - Journal Article
U2 - 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001387
DO - 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001387
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 27054934
SN - 0029-7844
VL - 127
SP - 828
EP - 836
JO - Obstetrics and Gynecology
JF - Obstetrics and Gynecology
IS - 5
ER -