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Trial reportInternational journal of cancer2014

Vitamin D-binding protein, circulating vitamin D and risk of renal cell carcinoma.

Alison M Mondul, Stephanie J Weinstein, Kristin A Moy, Satu Männistö, Demetrius Albanes

Abstract readComparative StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in International journal of cancer, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Dietary and circulating vitamin D and risk of renal cell carcinoma: a meta-analysis of observational studies.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
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  9. Vitamin D-Binding Protein and Risk of Renal Cell Carcinoma in the Cancer Prevention Study-II Cohort.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2018
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  15. Vitamin D and urological cancers.Central European journal of urology · 2016
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Alison M MondulNutritional Epidemiology Branch Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Rockville, MD.
Stephanie J Weinstein
Kristin A Moy
Satu Männistö
Demetrius Albanes
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and GeneticsFinnish Institute for Health and Welfare · FI

Funding

Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta-Carotene Cancer Prevention (ATBC) StudyZIACP010195 · NCI · DIVISION OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY AND GENETICS · PI ALBANES, DEMETRIUS · 2009 to 2025
$22.5M
Intramural NIH HHS Z99 CA999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cell culture experiments suggest that vitamin D may inhibit renal carcinogenesis, but human studies of circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D], the accepted measure of vitamin D status, and kidney cancer have been null. Limited research has examined the role of circulating vitamin D-binding protein (DBP) in the association between 25(OH)D and disease risk, and it is unclear whether free 25(OH)D in circulation is a better measure of effective exposure, or if DBP may independently impact outcomes. We conducted a nested case-control analysis within the Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta-Carotene Cancer Prevention (ATBC) Study to examine whether circulating DBP concentration was prospectively associated with risk of renal cell carcinoma, and whether it modified the association with 25(OH)D. Renal cell carcinoma cases (n = 262) were matched 1:1 to controls on age (±1 year) and date of blood collection (± 30 days). We estimated odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of renal cell carcinoma risk by quartiles of 25(OH)D, DBP and the molar ratio of 25(OH)D:DBP, a proxy for free circulating 25(OH)D. Men with higher DBP concentrations were at significantly decreased risk of kidney cancer (Q4 vs. Q1: OR = 0.17, 95% CI = 0.08-0.33; p-trend < 0.0001), a finding unchanged by adjustment for 25(OH)D. Although we observed no association with total 25(OH)D, we found slightly increased risk with higher levels of estimated free 25(OH)D [Q4 vs. Q1 of the 25(OH)D:DBP ratio, OR = 1.61, 95% CI = 0.95-2.73; p-trend = 0.09]. The strong protective association observed between higher circulating DBP concentration and kidney cancer risk requires replication but suggests a vitamin D-independent influence of DBP.

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AgedBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Renal CellCase-Control StudiesDouble-Blind MethodFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansKidney NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisProspective StudiesRisk FactorsVitamin DVitamin D-Binding Protein25-hydroxyvitamin DBiomarkers, TumorVitamin DVitamin D-Binding Protein25-hydroxyvitamin Dprospective studiesrenal cell carcinomavitamin D-binding protein

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PMID24214881
PMCPMC3960365
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