Use of common analgesic medications and ovarian cancer survival: results from a pooled analysis in the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium.
Br J Cancer
; 116(9): 1223-1228, 2017 Apr 25.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been associated with improved survival in some cancers, but evidence for ovarian cancer is limited.METHODS:
Pooling individual-level data from 12 Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium studies, we evaluated the association between self-reported, pre-diagnosis use of common analgesics and overall/progression-free/disease-specific survival among 7694 women with invasive epithelial ovarian cancer (4273 deaths).RESULTS:
Regular analgesic use (at least once per week) was not associated with overall survival (pooled hazard ratios, pHRs (95% confidence intervals) aspirin 0.96 (0.88-1.04); non-aspirin NSAIDs 0.97 (0.89-1.05); acetaminophen 1.01 (0.93-1.10)), nor with progression-free/disease-specific survival. There was however a survival advantage for users of any NSAIDs in studies clearly defining non-use as less than once per week (pHR=0.89 (0.82-0.98)).CONCLUSIONS:
Although this study did not show a clear association between analgesic use and ovarian cancer survival, further investigation with clearer definitions of use and information about post-diagnosis use is warranted.
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01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias Ováricas
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Antiinflamatorios no Esteroideos
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Anticarcinógenos
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Br J Cancer
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Australia