October 9 - 12, 2012
Building 10 & Natcher Conference Center
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- Opening Plenary Session
- Concurrent Symposia Sessions
- Poster Sessions
- National Graduate Student Research Conference
- FARE Award Ceremony
- Special Exhibits on Resources for Intramural Research
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- Past Research Festivals
Occupational Trichloroethylene Exposure and Risk of Lymphatic and Hematopoietic Cancers: A Meta-Analysis
| Thursday, November 07, 2013 — Poster Session II | |||
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12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
FAES Academic Center (Upper-Level Terrace) |
NCI |
EPIG-4 |
Authors
- S Karami
- B Bassig
- PA Stewart
- K-M Lee
- N Rothman
- LE Moore
- Q Lan
Abstract
Objectives: Trichloroethylene’s (TCEs) carcinogenic potential continues to generate controversy, even after the US Environmental Protection Agency elevated its classification to “carcinogenic.” We conducted a meta-analysis of published cohort and case-control studies exploring occupational TCE exposure in relation to lymphatic and hematopoietic cancers: non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL, N=24), Hodgkin’s lymphoma (HL, N=13), multiple myeloma (MM, N=11), leukemia (N=12), and chronic/small lymphocytic leukemia (CLL/SLL, N=7). Methods: Studies published from 1950-2011 were identified in PubMed. Studies included in analyses were classified either as those that assessed occupational TCE exposure specifically (“TCE-exposure” studies) or those that assessed a broader classification of chlorinated solvents (“chlorinated solvent-exposure” studies). Results: Significantly elevated NHL summary estimates were observed for cohort and case-control “TCE-exposure” studies combined (N=19; Relative Risk (RR)=1.32, 95% confidence interval (CI)=1.14-1.54; P-heterogeneity=0.12) and for cohort “TCE-exposure” studies (N=10; RR=1.52, 95%CI=1.29-1.79; P-heterogeneity=0.63). A non-significant elevated summary estimate was observed for NHL case-control “TCE-exposure” studies. For “chlorinated solvent exposure” studies no significant NHL risk association was detected. Summary estimates for occupational TCE exposure were not associated with HL, MM, leukemia, or CLL/SLL risk. Conclusion: Our updated NHL meta-analysis which incorporates new analytic results from three cohort and four case-control studies supports an association between occupational TCE exposure and NHL.
