title: Remodeling of the Tumor Microenvironment Predicts Increased Risk of Cancer in Postmenopausal Women: The Prospective Epidemiologic Risk Factor (PERF I) Study.
abstract: An altered tumor microenvironment is one of the earliest signs of cancer and an important driver of the disease. We have seen previously that biomarkers reflecting tumor microenvironment modifications, such as matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-degraded type 1 collagen (C1M), MMP-degraded type IV collagen (C4M), and citrullinated and MMP-degraded vimentin (VICM), were higher in the serum of cancer patients than in healthy controls. However, it is not known if these biomarkers could predict an increased risk of cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate whether C1M, C4M, and VICM were elevated prior to diagnosis of solid cancers in a large prospective study.
  
  
  
  Between 1999 and 2001, 5,855 postmenopausal Danish women ages 48 to 89 years enrolled in the Prospective Epidemiologic Risk Factor study. Baseline demographics and serum were collected at the time of registration. Follow up cancer diagnoses were obtained from the Danish Cancer Registry in 2014. Serum C1M, C4M, and VICM levels were measured by competitive ELISAs.
  
  
  
  A total of 881 women were diagnosed with solid cancers after baseline. C1M, C4M, and VICM levels were significantly elevated in women diagnosed less than 1 year after baseline. C1M and VICM, but not C4M, were independent predictors of increased risk of cancer.
  
  
  
  C1M, C4M, and VICM are elevated prior to cancer diagnosis. C1M and VICM are both independent predictors of increased cancer risk.
  
  
  
  C1M and VICM are predictors for increased risk of cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 25(9); 1348-55. ©2016 AACR.
authors.affiliation: Nordic Bioscience A/S, Herlev, Denmark. Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark. cba@nordicbioscience.com.
authors.forename: Cecilie L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Bager
authors.affiliation: Nordic Bioscience A/S, Herlev, Denmark. University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Willumsen
authors.affiliation: Nordic Bioscience A/S, Herlev, Denmark. Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark.
authors.forename: Stephanie N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Kehlet
authors.affiliation: Nordic Bioscience A/S, Herlev, Denmark.
authors.forename: Henrik B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.affiliation: Nordic Bioscience A/S, Herlev, Denmark.
authors.forename: Anne-Christine
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Bay-Jensen
authors.affiliation: Nordic Bioscience A/S, Herlev, Denmark.
authors.forename: Diana J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Leeming
authors.affiliation: Nordic Bioscience A/S, Herlev, Denmark. Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark.
authors.forename: Katrine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dragsbæk
authors.affiliation: Nordic Bioscience A/S, Herlev, Denmark. Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark.
authors.forename: Jesper Skov
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Neergaard
authors.affiliation: Nordic Bioscience A/S, Herlev, Denmark.
authors.forename: Claus
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Christiansen
authors.affiliation: Herlev Hospital, Herlev, Denmark.
authors.forename: Estrid
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Høgdall
authors.affiliation: Nordic Bioscience A/S, Herlev, Denmark.
authors.forename: Morten
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karsdal
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D024141:Collagen Type IV / Q000097:blood*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020781:Matrix Metalloproteinase 1 / Q000097:blood*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017698:Postmenopause; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D059016:Tumor Microenvironment; D014746:Vimentin / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D024141:Collagen Type IV; D014746:Vimentin; D020781:Matrix Metalloproteinase 1