Gastro Hep Advances (Jan 2022)

Field Effect of Alcohol, Cigarette Smoking, and Their Cessation on the Development of Multiple Dysplastic Lesions and Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Long-term Multicenter Cohort Study

  • Manabu Muto,
  • Chikatoshi Katada,
  • Tetsuji Yokoyama,
  • Tomonori Yano,
  • Ichiro Oda,
  • Yasumasa Ezoe,
  • Satoshi Tanabe,
  • Yuichi Shimizu,
  • Hisashi Doyama,
  • Tomoyuki Koike,
  • Kohei Takizawa,
  • Motohiro Hirao,
  • Hiroyuki Okada,
  • Takashi Ogata,
  • Atsushi Katagiri,
  • Takenori Yamanouchi,
  • Yasumasa Matsuo,
  • Hirofumi Kawakubo,
  • Tai Omori,
  • Nozomu Kobayashi,
  • Tadakazu Shimoda,
  • Atsushi Ochiai,
  • Hideki Ishikawa,
  • Kiichiro Baba,
  • Yusuke Amanuna,
  • Akira Yokoyama,
  • Shinya Ohashi,
  • Akira Yokoyama,
  • Kazuhiro Kaneko,
  • Shuko Morita,
  • Makiko Funakoshi,
  • Takahiro Horimatsu,
  • Mari Takahashi,
  • Kazuhiro Kaneko,
  • Haruhisa Suzuki,
  • Satoshi Abiko,
  • Kenichi Takemura,
  • Hiroyoshi Nakanishi,
  • Masahiro Saito,
  • Nobuyuki Ara,
  • Naomi Kakushima,
  • Masaki Tanaka,
  • Keisuke Hori,
  • Takashi Tsuda

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 2
pp. 265 – 276

Abstract

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Background and Aims: Multiple developments of squamous dysplasia and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in the upper aerodigestive tract have been explained by field cancerization phenomenon and were associated with alcohol and cigarette use. Second primary SCC development after curative treatment impairs patients’ quality of life and survival; however, how these consumption and cessation affect field cancerization is still unknown. Methods: This is a multicenter cohort study including 331 patients with superficial esophageal SCC (ESCC) treated endoscopically and pooled data from 1022 healthy subjects for comparison. Physiological condition in the background esophageal mucosa was classified into 3 groups based on the number of Lugol-voiding lesions (LVLs) per endoscopic view: grade A, 0; grade B, 1–9; or grade C, ≥10 LVLs. Lifestyle surveys were conducted using a self-administered questionnaire. Patients were counseled on the need for alcohol and smoking cessation by physicians and were endoscopically surveyed every 6 months. Results: LVL grades were positively associated with alcohol drinking intensity, flushing reactions, smoking, and high-temperature food and were negatively associated with eating green and yellow vegetables and fruit. Second primary ESCC and head/neck SCC were significantly more prevalent in the grade C LVL (cumulative 5-y incidences 47.1%, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 38.0–57.2 and 13.3%, 95% CI = 8.1–21.5, respectively). Alcohol and smoking cessation significantly reduced the development of second primary ESCC (adjusted hazard ratios 0.47, 95% = CI 0.26–0.85 and 0.49, 95% CI = 0.26–0.91, respectively). Conclusion: Alcohol drinking, smoking, flushing reaction, and high-temperature food were closely associated with field cancerization, and cessation of alcohol and smoking significantly reduced the risk of development of second primary cancer. UMIN Clinical Trials Registry ID:UMIN000001676.

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