Cancer and central nervous system disorders: protocol for an umbrella review of systematic reviews and updated meta-analyses of observational studies

Systematic Reviews

Brian Hutton¹  Adolfo Alonso-Arroyo²  Ferrán Catalá-López³  Rafael Tabarés-Seisdedos³  Jaume Forés-Martos³  Benedicto Crespo-Facorro⁴  Ricard Gènova-Maleras⁵  Diego Macías-Saint-Gerons⁶  Jane A. Driver⁷  José M. Valderas⁸  Eduard Vieta⁹  Manuel Ridao^1,10  Salvador Martínez^1,11  Matthew J. Page^1,12  Alfonso Valencia^1,13 

[1] Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute;Department of History of Science and Documentation, University of Valencia;Department of Medicine, University of Valencia/INCLIVA Health Research Institute and CIBERSAM;Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, University of Cantabria/IDIVAL and CIBERSAM;Directorate General for Public Health, Regional Health Council;Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacovigilance, Spanish Medicines and Healthcare Products Agency (AEMPS);Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, VA Boston Healthcare System;Health Services and Policy Research Group, Exeter Collaboration for Academic Primary Care, University of Exeter Medical School, University of Exeter;Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS) and CIBERSAM;Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud, Red de Investigación en Servicios de Salud en Enfermedades Crónicas (REDISSEC);Instituto de Neurociencias de Alicante, Universidad Miguel Hernández-Spanish National Research Council (UMH-CSIC);School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University;Structural Biology and Biocumputing Programme, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO);

关键词: Cancer;    Central nervous system disorder;    Alzheimer’s disease;    Anorexia nervosa;    Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis;    Autism spectrum disorders;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13643-017-0466-y

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Background The objective of this study will be to synthesize the epidemiological evidence and evaluate the validity of the associations between central nervous system disorders and the risk of developing or dying from cancer. Methods/design We will perform an umbrella review of systematic reviews and conduct updated meta-analyses of observational studies (cohort and case-control) investigating the association between central nervous system disorders and the risk of developing or dying from any cancer or specific types of cancer. Searches involving PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, SCOPUS and Web of Science will be used to identify systematic reviews and meta-analyses of observational studies. In addition, online databases will be checked for observational studies published outside the time frames of previous reviews. Eligible central nervous system disorders will be Alzheimer’s disease, anorexia nervosa, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, autism spectrum disorders, bipolar disorder, depression, Down’s syndrome, epilepsy, Huntington’s disease, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease and schizophrenia. The primary outcomes will be cancer incidence and cancer mortality in association with a central nervous system disorder. Secondary outcome measures will be site-specific cancer incidence and mortality, respectively. Two reviewers will independently screen references identified by the literature search, as well as potentially relevant full-text articles. Data will be abstracted, and study quality/risk of bias will be appraised by two reviewers independently. Conflicts at all levels of screening and abstraction will be resolved through discussion. Random-effects meta-analyses of primary observational studies will be conducted where appropriate. Parameters for exploring statistical heterogeneity are pre-specified. The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF)/American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) criteria and the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach will be used for determining the quality of evidence for cancer outcomes. Discussion Our study will establish the extent of the epidemiological evidence underlying the associations between central nervous system disorders and cancer and will provide a rigorous and updated synthesis of a range of important site-specific cancer outcomes. Systematic review registration PROSPERO CRD42016052762

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