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Abstract 83: Blood-Based Circulating Cell-Free DNA Epigenetic Age Is Accelerated Among HIV-Infected Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Nigeria
Hawkins, Claudia , Okeke, Edith, Duguru, Mary, Odeghe, Emuobor , Qu, Yishu , Gursel, Demirkan, Abdulkareem, Fatimah, Kocherginsky, Masha , Sagay, Atiene S. , Zheng, Yinan , Lesi, Olufunmilayo , Kim, Kyeezu , Joyce, Brian , Wang, Jun , Roberts, Lewis R. , Akanmu, Alani , Imade, Godwin , Wei, Jian‐Jun , Kim, Kwang-Youn , Odukoya, Oluwakemi Ololade , Adeyemo, Wasiu Lanre , Wehbe, Firas , Achenbach, Chad J. , Ogunsola, Folasade Tolulope , Murphy, Robert C. , Hou, Lifang
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention | July 1, 2021 | Volume: 30 | Issue: 7_Supplement | Pages: 83-83
Abstract Purpose: Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality in Nigeria. HIV and viral hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) co-infection are common in Nigeria that significantly accelerates liver disease progression including HCC. Aging-related DNA methylation signatures obtained in liquid biopsy, such as circulating cell-free DNA (ccfDNA) extracted from serum/plasma are promising minimally-invasive biomarkers that may inform HIV-associated HCC. We examined the epigenetic age acceleration (EpiAgeAccel) in ccfDNA in HCC patients with HIV. Methods: The study included three groups of participants: a) HIV positive with HCC (n=7); b) HIV positive and cancer-free (n=45); and c) HIV negative with HCC (n=33). Epigenetic age was estimated by Horvath's calculator using genome-wide ccfDNA methylation data profiled by Illumina EPIC array. EpiAgeAccel was computed as the residuals of a linear model of epigenetic age on chronological age, namely the unexplained portion of epigenetic age by chronological age. We used multiple linear regression to compare EpiAgeAccel between HIV/HCC groups, adjusting for sex, age, education, alcohol intake, and HBV/HCV infection. Results: Among HIV positive participants, there was a higher percentage of men (57% vs. 22%, p<0.001), HBV infection (29% vs. 11%, p=0.004), and HCV infection (57% vs. 2%, p<0.001) in the HCC group compared to the cancer-free group. EpiAgeAccel was 4.8 years higher in HIV positive patients with HCC compared to cancer-free HIV positives (p=0.02). Among HCC patients, EpiAgeAccel was 2.1 years higher in HIV positives compared to HIV negative but not statistically significant. Conclusion: Epigenetic age in ccfDNA is accelerated in HIV-positive HCC patients. EpiAgeAccel measured in ccfDNA may be developed into a surrogate biomarker for minimally invasive HCC detection among HIV-infected patients in low- and middle-income countries. Citation Format: Yinan Zheng, Claudia Hawkins, Edith Okeke, Mary Duguru, Emuobor Odeghe, Olufunmilayo Lesi, Yishu Qu, Kyeezu Kim, Brian Joyce, Jun Wang, Lewis Roberts, Demirkan Gursel, Abdulkareem Fatimah, Alani Akanmu, Godwin Imade, Jian-Jun Wei, Masha Kocherginsky, Kwang-Youn Kim, Oluwakemi Odukoya, Wasiu Adeyemo, Firas Wehbe, Chad Achenbach, Atiene Sagay, Folasade Ogunsola, Robert Murphy, Lifang Hou. Blood-Based Circulating Cell-Free DNA Epigenetic Age Is Accelerated Among HIV-Infected Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Nigeria [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 9th Annual Symposium on Global Cancer Research; Global Cancer Research and Control: Looking Back and Charting a Path Forward; 2021 Mar 10-11. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2021;30(7 Suppl):Abstract nr 83.
Tobacco dependence treatment for special populations: challenges and opportunities
Castaldelli-Maia, João Maurício , Harutyunyan, Arusyak , Herbeć, Aleksandra , Kessel, Tzvia, Kemper, Katherine E. , Vardavas, Constantine , Castaldelli-Maia, João M , Odukoya, Oluwakemi , Odukoya, Oluwakemi Ololade , Hays, J. Taylor
Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry | June 1, 2020 | Volume: 43 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 75-82
Text Messaging Promoting Physician-Led Brief Intervention Tobacco Cessation: A Before-And-After Study among Physicians in Three Tertiary Hospitals in Nigeria
Odukoya, Oluwakemi Ololade , Faseru, Babalola , Uguru, Nkolika P. , Jamda, Mustapha , Onigbogi, Olanrewaju , James, Oluwafunmilola W , Leischow, Scott J. , Ayo‐Yusuf, Olalekan , Odukoya, Oluwakemi , Uguru, Nkolika , James, Oluwafunmilola , Leischow, Scott
Substance Abuse | October 30, 2018 | Volume: 41 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 186-190
Background: Physician-led smoking cessation services are suboptimal in Nigeria. Objectives: This study evaluated a text messaging intervention designed to increase the knowledge and practices of physicians in Nigeria to help smokers quit. Methods: Using a pre-post study design, all physicians ( N = 946) in 3 tertiary care hospitals located in 3 geopolitical zones in Nigeria were sent 2–3 text messages weekly over a 13-week period to create awareness and improve cessation practices using the “Ask, Advise and Refer” (AAR) model. The primary outcomes were the awareness of AAR and the proportion of physicians who offered each of the components of the brief intervention (AAR) to at least half of eligible patients. Secondary outcomes included the attitudes and self-reported effects of the messages on motivation to offer AAR to patients who smoke. Results: Of the 946 eligible respondents, only 165 responded to both the before and after intervention surveys (17.4% participation rate). Participants were more likely to indicate awareness of the AAR approach after the intervention (60%) than before (21.2%). Overall, physicians’ practice of each component of the AAR changed significantly after the intervention ( P < .001; McNemar test). Of the participants, 71.5% reported reading the messages most/all of the time and 84.8% reported that the frequency of the messages was just adequate. Conclusions: A brief and low-cost text messaging intervention to physicians increased the awareness and practice of AAR in those who participated in the study. However, the relatively low participation rate highlights the importance of new research to improve and expand text messaging as an intervention among physicians to help them foster tobacco treatment among their patients.