Veronika Fedirko, PhD, MPH
Department of Epidemiology, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences
About Dr. Veronika Fedirko
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Professor, Epidemiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Member, Quantitative Sciences Program, UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Adjunct Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Professor, Epidemiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Research Interests
I am a molecular cancer epidemiologist with primary research interest in the etiology and prevention (primary and tertiary) of gastrointestinal cancers. I am particularly interested in investigating how dietary, lifestyle, environmental, metabolomic and microbiome factors combine and interact in producing cancer in humans, and how cancer and its progression can be prevented by lifestyle modifications and/or chemopreventive agents
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2009 | Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, US, Cancer and Molecular Epidemiology, PhD |
| 2005 | Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, US, Epidemiology, MPH |
| 2003 | National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (NaUKMA), Kyiv, UA, Environmental Studies, MS(c) |
| 2002 | National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (NaUKMA), Kyiv, UA, Natural Sciences, BS |
Postgraduate Training
| 2009-2011 | Postdoctoral Fellow, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon |
Experience & Service
Faculty Academic Appointments
Associate Professor, Epidemiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2020 - 2025
Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, 2019 - 2020
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, 2017 - 2022
Member, Nutrition and Health Sciences (NHS) Program, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, 2015 - 2021
Member, Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program, Winship Cancer Institute (WCI), Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, 2012 - 2021
Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, 2012 - 2019
Scientist, Section of Nutrition and Metabolism, Nutritional Epidemiology Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, 2011 - 2012
Intramural Institutional Committee Activities
Reviewer, Faculty Achievement Awards, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2026 - Present
Chair, Faculty Mid-Term Tenure Track Review Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2026 - Present
Reviewer, CPRIT High Impact High Risk (HIHR), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2025 - Present
Reviewer, OncoPitch Review Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2025 - Present
Reviewer, MAC Cohort, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2025 - Present
Associate Program Leader, Cancer Risks & Outcomes (CRO) Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2025 - Present
Member, Workforce Communities and Connections Council (WCCC), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2025 - Present
Member, Multidivisional Shark Tank, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2024 - Present
Member, Institutional Alcohol Advisory Taskforce, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2024 - Present
Member, Med Tech Innovation Council, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2024 - Present
Liaison, Cancer Research Training and Education Coordination (CRTEC), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2024 - Present
Chair, Epidemiology Faculty Search Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2023 - Present
Member, ORIEN@Winship Molecular Data Task Force, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, 2018 - 2020
Member, Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Faculty Search Committee, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 2018 - 2020
Member, Women in Winship Committee, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, 2018 - 2020
Member, F99/K00 Review Committee, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, 2018 - 2020
Member, Genetic Epidemiology Faculty Search Committee, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 2014
Member, PhD in Epidemiology Qualifying Examination Committee, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 2012 - 2020
Member, PhD in Epidemiology Admissions Committee, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 2012 - 2020
Editorial Activities
Associate Editor, Annals of Epidemiology, 2017 - 2022
Honors & Awards
| 2024 | Faculty Scholar Award, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2022 | Andrew Sabin Family Foundation Fellowship Award, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2020 | Rising Stars Award, Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) |
| 2018 | Award for the highest AltMetric publication in 2018, Winship Cancer Institute |
| 2016 | Best Scientific Poster, NIH Cohort Consortium Meeting |
| 2016 | Teaching Award, Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University |
| 2009 | Award for Best Scientific Poster, Winship Cancer Institute |
| 2009 | Aflac Scholar-in-Training Award, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) |
| 2008 | Scholar-in-Training Award, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) |
| 2008 | Emory Graduate School Research Grant (RSPH), Emory University |
| 2005 | Delta Omega Society, Honorary Society in Public Health (RSPH) |
| 2003 | Edmund S. Muskie Fellowship, U.S. Department of State |
| 2002 | BS with Highest Honors, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy |
| 2002 | Government Scholarship for Excellence in Studies, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy |
| 2001 | International Summer School Scholarship, University of Oslo |
| 2000 | Dr. Myroslawa Iwanciw Scholarship for Excellence in Studies, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2023. Everything Everywhere All at Once in Colorectal Cancer Prevention & Outcomes. Cancer Prevention & Control Grand Rounds. Invited. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2019. Vitamin D and Colorectal Carcinogenesis. Invited. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2019. Metabolomics in DLBCL. Invited. Lymphoma Research Collaborative Conference. Atlanta, GA, US.
- 2017. Microbiome and MCL. Invited. Lymphoma Research Conference: A Focus on Mantle Cell Lymphoma. Atlanta, GA, US.
Regional Presentations
- 2019. Gut Microbiome Modulating Agents & Colon Cancer Recurrence: a Danish Nationwide Registry-Based Cohort Study. Invited. Innovating with Existing Drugs and Nutraceuticals Conference. Atlanta, GA, US.
- 2019. Vitamin D, Gut Barrier Function, and Colorectal Carcinogenesis. Invited. Department of Epidemiology’s Seminar Series. Birmingham, AL, US.
National Presentations
- 2016. Vitamin D in Colorectal Cancer Chemoprevention. Invited. Epidemiology Grand Rounds. Lebanon, NH, US.
- 2015. Vitamin D and Colorectal Neoplasms. Invited. Vanderbilt‐Queen’s University Belfast Joint Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Symposium. Nashville, TN, US.
- 2015. Circulating biomarkers of gut barrier function: Correlates and responses to calcium supplementation among sporadic colorectal adenoma patients in a dose-response randomized controlled trial. Invited. 106th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research. Philadelphia, PA, US.
- 2014. Systemic & Tissue-Specific Effects of Vitamin D in Colorectal Cancer Chemoprevention. Invited. Nutrition seminar. Boston, MN, US.
- 2013. Prediagnostic anthropometric measures and survival after diagnosis with colorectal cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). Invited. 104th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research. Washington, DC, US.
- 2013. 11.A Pilot Metabolomic Study of the Effects of Vitamin D and Calcium Supplementation. Invited. San Juan, PR.
International Presentations
- 2019. Antibiotic Use And Colorectal Cancer Recurrence And Mortality: A Danish Nationwide Prospective Cohort. Invited. ISPE’s 35th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology and Therapeutic Risk Management. Philadelphia, US.
- 2019. Vitamin D in Colorectal Cancer Chemoprevention: Colon Tissue-Specific & Systemic Effects. Lyon, FR.
- 2019. Advanced Glycation End Products and Survival Among Colorectal Cancer Patients. Invited. Lyon, FR.
- 2012. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and risk of breast cancer: Results of a large population-based case-control study in Mexican women. Invited. Rio de Janeiro, BR.
- 2012. Dietary carbohydrates, dietary fiber, glycemic index, glycemic load and risk of primary liver cancers within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). Invited. Rio de Janeiro, BR.
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Chelette, B, Bashaw, A, Bryant, JD, Scott, K, Chidomere, CL, Fedirko, V, West, AP, Dantzer, R. Activation of the cGAS-STING pathway contributes to cancer-related fatigue in a murine model of head and neck cancer. Brain, behavior, and immunity 138, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 42365905.
- Daniel, N, Papadimitriou, N, Chatziioannou, AC, Jenab, M, Mayén, AL, Keski-Rahkonen, P, Fedirko, V, Hassan, MM, Hughes, DJ. Genetically predicted gut bacteria, circulating bacteria-associated metabolites and liver cancer. Digestive and Liver Disease 58(8):1081-1089, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 42218054.
- Xiao C, Miller AH, Paul S, Fedirko V, Peng G, Conneely KN, Felger JC, Shin DM, Saba NF, Bruner DW. Neighborhood Deprivation and Biological and Psychosocial Outcomes for Head and Neck Cancer. JAMA Netw Open 8(10):e2538569, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 41118167.
- Pham TT, Nimptsch K, Aleksandrova K, Jenab M, Fedirko V, Olsen A, Tjonneland A, Cadeau C, Severi G, Schulze MB, Fortner RT, Katzke V, Agnoli C, Sacerdote C, Tumino R, Signoriello S, Trobajo-Sanmartin C, Gomez JH, Chirlaque MD, Sanchez MJ, Crous-Bou M, May A, Heath A, Aune D, Weiderpass E, Pischon T. Circulating fatty acid binding protein 4 (FABP-4) concentrations and mortality in individuals with colorectal cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study. Int J Cancer, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40857027.
- Aglago, E, Ramos, I, Keski-Rahkonen, P, Chatziioannou, C, Freisling, H, Fedirko, V, Gunter, MJ, Dahm, CC, Langmann, F, Bondonno, N, Tjønneland, A, Severi, G, Truong, T, Katzke, VA, Kaaks, R, Bergmann, MM, Schulze, MB, Masala, G, Pala, V, Santucci De Magistris, M, Di Girolamo, C, Lukic, M, Gram, IT, Bonet, C, Sánchez, MJ, Chirlaque, MD, Amiano, P, Guevara, M, Vermeulen, R, Manjer, J, Eriksson, L, Key, T, Mayén, AL, Dossus, L, Weiderpass, EV, Heath, AK, Ferrari, P, Jenab, M. Alcohol and smoking habits in association with hepatocellular carcinoma risk. International journal of cancer 157(4):644-657, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40098437.
- Yue Y, Mao Y, Read TD, Fedirko V, Satten GA, Chen X, Zhan X, Hu YJ. Integrative analysis of microbial 16S gene and shotgun metagenomic sequencing data improves statistical efficiency in testing differential abundance. J Am Stat Assoc, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40857503.
- Mandle HB, Fedirko V. Inflammation and Gut Barrier Function-Related Genes and Colorectal Cancer Risk in Western European Populations. Mutagenesis 40(1):48-60, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 38441165.
- Li J, Roshelli Baker J, Aglago EK, Zhao Z, Jiao L, Freisling H, Hughes DJ, Eriksen AK, Tjonneland A, Severi G, Katzke V, Kaaks R, Schulze MB, Masala G, Pala V, Pasanisi F, Tumino R, Padroni L, Vermeulen RCH, Gram IT, Braaten T, Jakszyn PG, Sanchez MJ, Gomez-Gomez JH, Moreno-Iribas C, Amiano P, Papier K, Weiderpass E, Huybrechts I, Heath AK, Schalkwijk C, Jenab M, Fedirko V. Pre-diagnostic plasma advanced glycation end-products and soluble receptor for advanced glycation end-products and mortality in colorectal cancer patients. Int J Cancer 155(11):1982-1995, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39057841.
- Huang Y-H, Fedirko V. Association of tea and coffee consumption and biliary tract cancer risk: The Biliary Tract Cancers Pooling Project. Hepatology 79(6):1324-1336, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38758104.
- Pham TT, Nimptsch K, Aleksandrova K, Jenab M, Fedirko V, Wu K, Eriksen AK, Tjønneland A, Severi G, Rothwell J, Kaaks R, Katzke V, Catalano A, Agnoli C, Masala G, De Magistris MS, Tumino R, Vermeulen R, Aizpurua A, Trobajo-Sanmartín C, Chirlaque MD, Sánchez MJ, Lu SSM, Cross AJ, Christakoudi S, Weiderpass E, Pischon T. Pre-diagnostic circulating resistin concentrations and mortality among individuals with colorectal cancer: Results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study. Int J Cancer 154(9):1596-1606, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38200695.
- Hughes DJ, Schomburg L, Jenab M, Biessy C, Méplan C, Moskal A, Sun Q, Demircan K, Fedirko V, Weiderpass E, Mukhtar M, Olsen A, Tjønneland A, Overvad K, Schulze M, Nøst TH, Skeie G, Olsen KS, Ricceri F, Grioni S, Palli D, Masala G, Tumino R, Pasanisi F, Amiano P, Colorado Yohar SM, Agudo A, Sánchez MJ, Ardanaz E, Sund M, Andersson A, Perez-Cornago A, Travis R, Heath AK, Dossus L. Prediagnostic selenium status, selenoprotein gene variants and association with breast cancer risk in a European cohort study. Free Radic Biol Med 209(Pt 2):381-393, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37923090.
- Yue Y, Read TD, Fedirko V, Satten GA, Hu YJ. Integrative analysis of microbial 16S gene and shotgun metagenomic sequencing data improves statistical efficiency. Res Sq, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37886529.
- Xiao C, Fedirko V, Claussen H, Richard Johnston H, Peng G, Paul S, Maner-Smith KM, Higgins KA, Shin DM, Saba NF, Wommack EC, Bruner DW, Miller AH. Circulating short chain fatty acids and fatigue in patients with head and neck cancer: A longitudinal prospective study. Brain Behav Immun 113:432-443, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37543249.
- Mao Z, Baker JR, Takeuchi M, Hyogo H, Tjønneland A, Eriksen AK, Severi G, Rothwell J, Laouali N, Katzke V, Kaaks R, Schulze MB, Palli D, Sieri S, de Magistris MS, Tumino R, Sacerdote C, Derksen JWG, Gram IT, Skeie G, Sandanger TM, Quirós JR, Crous-Bou M, Sánchez MJ, Amiano P, Colorado-Yohar SM, Guevara M, Harlid S, Johansson I, Perez-Cornago A, Freisling H, Gunter M, Weiderpass E, Heath AK, Aglago E, Jenab M, Fedirko V. Prediagnostic serum glyceraldehyde-derived advanced glycation end products and mortality among colorectal cancer patients. Int J Cancer 152(11):2257-2268, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36715363.
- Yue Y, Read TD, Fedirko V, Satten GA, Hu YJ. Integrative analysis of microbial 16S gene and shotgun metagenomic sequencing data improves statistical efficiency. bioRxiv, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37425938.
- Aglago EK, Cross AJ, Riboli E, Fedirko V, Hughes DJ, Fournier A, Jakszyn P, Freisling H, Gunter MJ, Dahm CC, Overvad K, Tjønneland A, Kyrø C, Boutron-Ruault MC, Rothwell JA, Severi G, Katzke V, Srour B, Schulze MB, Wittenbecher C, Palli D, Sieri S, Pasanisi F, Tumino R, Ricceri F, Bueno-de-Mesquita B, Derksen JWG, Skeie G, Jensen TE, Lukic M, Sánchez MJ, Amiano P, Colorado-Yohar S, Barricarte A, Ericson U, van Guelpen B, Papier K, Knuppel A, Casagrande C, Huybrechts I, Heath AK, Tsilidis KK, Jenab M. Dietary intake of total, heme and non-heme iron and the risk of colorectal cancer in a European prospective cohort study. Br J Cancer 128(8):1529-1540, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36759722.
- Gibbs DC, Barry EL, Fedirko V, Baron JA, Bostick RM. Impact of Common Vitamin D-Binding Protein Isoforms on Supplemental Vitamin D3 and/or Calcium Effects on Colorectal Adenoma Recurrence Risk: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol 9(4):546-551, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36701139.
- Fedirko V, Kopetz S, Daniel CR. Diverticular disease and cancer risk: More than a gut feeling. J Natl Cancer Inst 115(1):12-13, 2023. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36200895.
- Visvanathan K, Mondul AM, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A, Wang M, Gail MH, Yaun SS, Weinstein SJ, McCullough ML, Eliassen AH, Cook NR, Agnoli C, Almquist M, Black A, Buring JE, Chen C, Chen Y, Clendenen T, Dossus L, Fedirko V, Gierach GL, Giovannucci EL, Goodman GE, Goodman MT, Guénel P, Hallmans G, Hankinson SE, Horst RL, Hou T, Huang WY, Jones ME, Joshu CE, Kaaks R, Krogh V, Kühn T, Kvaskoff M, Lee IM, Mahamat-Saleh Y, Malm J, Manjer J, Maskarinec G, Millen AE, Mukhtar TK, Neuhouser ML, Robsahm TE, Schoemaker MJ, Sieri S, Sund M, Swerdlow AJ, Thomson CA, Ursin G, Wactawski-Wende J, Wang Y, Wilkens LR, Wu Y, Zoltick E, Willett WC, Smith-Warner SA, Ziegler RG. Circulating vitamin D and breast cancer risk: an international pooling project of 17 cohorts. Eur J Epidemiol 38(1):11-29, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36593337.
- Barry EL, Fedirko V, Jin Y, Liu K, Mott LA, Peacock JL, Passarelli MN, Baron JA, Jones DP. Plasma Metabolomics Analysis of Aspirin Treatment and Risk of Colorectal Adenomas. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 15(8):521-532, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35653338.
- Nimptsch K, Aleksandrova K, Fedirko V, Jenab M, Gunter MJ, Siersema PD, Wu K, Katzke V, Kaaks R, Panico S, Palli D, May AM, Sieri S, Bueno-de-Mesquita B, Standahl K, Sánchez MJ, Perez-Cornago A, Olsen A, Tjønneland A, Bonet CB, Dahm CC, Chirlaque MD, Fiano V, Tumino R, Gurrea AB, Boutron-Ruault MC, Menegaux F, Severi G, van Guelpen B, Lee YA, Pischon T. Pre-diagnostic C-reactive protein concentrations, CRP genetic variation and mortality among individuals with colorectal cancer in Western European populations. BMC Cancer 22(1):695, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35739525.
- Maltsev D, Fedirko V. Refractory atypical trigeminal neuralgia associated with reactivated herpesvirus infection: pathogenetic link and efficacy of combination antiviral therapy. Virusdisease 33(2):155-165, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35991701.
- Tan Y, Barr DB, Ryan PB, Fedirko V, Sarnat JA, Gaskins AJ, Chang CJ, Tang Z, Marsit CJ, Corwin EJ, Jones DP, Dunlop AL, Liang D. High-resolution metabolomics of exposure to tobacco smoke during pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes in the Atlanta African American maternal-child cohort. Environ Pollut 292(Pt A):118361, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34655695.
- Gibbs DC, Barry EL, Fedirko V, Baron JA, Bostick RM. Common vitamin D-binding protein isoform modifies supplemental vitamin D3 and calcium effects on colorectal adenoma risk. JAMA Onc, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36701139.
- Mao Z, Aglago EK, Zhao Z, Schalkwijk C, Jiao L, Freisling H, Weiderpass E, Hughes DJ, Eriksen AK, Tjønneland A, Severi G, Rothwell J, Boutron-Ruault MC, Katzke V, Kaaks R, Schulze MB, Birukov A, Krogh V, Panico S, Tumino R, Ricceri F, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Vermeulen RCH, Gram IT, Skeie G, Sandanger TM, Quirós JR, Crous-Bou M, Sánchez MJ, Amiano P, Chirlaque MD, Barricarte Gurrea A, Manjer J, Johansson I, Perez-Cornago A, Jenab M, Fedirko V. Dietary Intake of Advanced Glycation End Products (AGEs) and Mortality among Individuals with Colorectal Cancer. Nutrients 13(12), 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34959986.
- Kelley CF, Pollack I, Yacoub R, Zhu Z, Van Doren VE, Gumber S, Amara RR, Fedirko V, Kraft CS, de Man TJB, Hu YJ, Grimsley Ackerley C, Sullivan PS, Bostick RM. Condomless receptive anal intercourse is associated with markers of mucosal inflammation in a cohort of men who have sex with men in Atlanta, Georgia. J Int AIDS Soc 24(12):e25859, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34911162.
- Baker JR, Umesh S, Jenab M, Schomburg L, Tjønneland A, Olsen A, Boutron-Ruault MC, Rothwell JA, Severi G, Katzke V, Johnson T, Schulze MB, Masala G, Agnoli C, Simeon V, Tumino R, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Gram IT, Skeie G, Bonet C, Rodriguez-Barranco M, Houerta JM, Gylling B, Van Guelpen B, Perez-Cornago A, Aglago E, Freisling H, Weiderpass E, Cross AJ, Heath AK, Hughes DJ, Fedirko V. Prediagnostic Blood Selenium Status and Mortality among Patients with Colorectal Cancer in Western European Populations. Biomedicines 9(11), 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34829750.
- Aglago EK, Mayén AL, Knaze V, Freisling H, Fedirko V, Hughes DJ, Jiao L, Eriksen AK, Tjønneland A, Boutron-Ruault MC, Rothwell JA, Severi G, Kaaks R, Katzke V, Schulze MB, Birukov A, Palli D, Sieri S, Santucci de Magistris M, Tumino R, Ricceri F, Bueno-de-Mesquita B, Derksen JWG, Skeie G, Gram IT, Sandanger T, Quirós JR, Luján-Barroso L, Sánchez MJ, Amiano P, Chirlaque MD, Gurrea AB, Johansson I, Manjer J, Perez-Cornago A, Weiderpass E, Gunter MJ, Heath AK, Schalkwijk CG, Jenab M. Dietary Advanced Glycation End-Products and Colorectal Cancer Risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) Study. Nutrients 13(9), 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34579010.
- Mayén AL, Aglago EK, Knaze V, Cordova R, Schalkwijk CG, Wagner KH, Aleksandrova K, Fedirko V, Keski-Rahkonen P, Leitzmann MF, Katzke V, Srour B, Schulze MB, Masala G, Krogh V, Panico S, Tumino R, Bueno-de-Mesquita B, Brustad M, Agudo A, Chirlaque López MD, Amiano P, Ohlsson B, Ramne S, Aune D, Weiderpass E, Jenab M, Freisling H. Dietary intake of advanced glycation endproducts and risk of hepatobiliary cancers: A multinational cohort study. Int J Cancer 149(4):854-864, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33899229.
- Aglago EK, Murphy N, Huybrechts I, Nicolas G, Casagrande C, Fedirko V, Weiderpass E, Rothwell JA, Dahm CC, Olsen A, Tjønneland A, Kaaks R, Katzke V, Schulze MB, Masala G, Agnoli C, Panico S, Tumino R, Sacerdote C, Bueno-de-Mesquita BH, Derksen JWG, Skeie G, Gram IT, Brustad M, Jakszyn P, Sánchez MJ, Amiano P, Huerta JM, Ericson U, Wennberg M, Perez-Cornago A, Heath AK, Jenab M, Chajes V, Gunter MJ. Dietary intake and plasma phospholipid concentrations of saturated, monounsaturated and trans fatty acids and colorectal cancer risk in the EPIC cohort. Int J Cancer 149(4):865-882, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33913149.
- Xiao C, Fedirko V, Beitler J, Bai J, Peng G, Zhou C, Gu J, Zhao H, Lin IH, Chico CE, Jeon S, Knobf TM, Conneely KN, Higgins K, Shin DM, Saba N, Miller A, Bruner D. The role of the gut microbiome in cancer-related fatigue: pilot study on epigenetic mechanisms. Support Care Cancer 29(6):3173-3182, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33078326.
- Aglago EK, Schalkwijk CG, Freisling H, Fedirko V, Hughes DJ, Jiao L, Dahm CC, Olsen A, Tjønneland A, Katzke V, Johnson T, Schulze MB, Aleksandrova K, Masala G, Sieri S, Simeon V, Tumino R, Macciotta A, Bueno-de-Mesquita B, Skeie G, Gram IT, Sandanger T, Jakszyn P, Sánchez MJ, Amiano P, Colorado-Yohar SM, Gurrea AB, Perez-Cornago A, Mayén AL, Weiderpass E, Gunter MJ, Heath AK, Jenab M. Plasma concentrations of advanced glycation end-products and colorectal cancer risk in the EPIC study. Carcinogenesis 42(5):705-713, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33780524.
- Linseisen J, Grundmann N, Zoller D, Kühn T, EHJM J, Chajès V, Fedirko V, Weiderpass E, Dahm CC, Overvad K, Tjønneland A, Boutron-Ruault MC, Rothwell JA, Severi G, Kaaks R, Schulze MB, Aleksandrova K, Sieri S, Panico S, Tumino R, Masala G, De Marco L, Bueno-de-Mesquita B, Vermeulen R, Gram IT, Skeie G, Chirlaque MD, Ardanaz E, Agudo A, Sánchez MJ, Amiano P, Wennberg M, Bodén S, Perez-Cornago A, Aglago EK, Gunter MJ, Jenab M, Heath AK, Nieters A. Red Blood Cell Fatty Acids and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 30(5):874-885, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33619024.
- Vermandere K, Bostick RM, Tran HQ, Gewirtz AT, Barry EL, Rutherford RE, Seabrook ME, Fedirko V. Effects of Supplemental Calcium and Vitamin D on Circulating Biomarkers of Gut Barrier Function in Colon Adenoma Patients: a Randomized Clinical Trial. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 14(3):393-402, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33229339.
- Gibbs DC, Fedirko V, Baron JA, Barry EL, Flanders WD, McCullough ML, Yacoub R, Raavi T, Rutherford RE, Seabrook ME, Bostick RM. Inflammation Modulation by Vitamin D and Calcium in the Morphologically Normal Colorectal Mucosa of Patients with Colorectal Adenoma in a Clinical Trial. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 14(1):65-76, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 32917645.
- Aglago EK, Rinaldi S, Freisling H, Jiao L, Hughes DJ, Fedirko V, Schalkwijk CG, Weiderpass E, Dahm CC, Overvad K, Eriksen AK, Kyrø C, Boutron-Ruault MC, Rothwell JA, Severi G, Katzke V, Kühn T, Schulze MB, Aleksandrova K, Masala G, Krogh V, Panico S, Tumino R, Naccarati A, Bueno-de-Mesquita B, van Gils CH, Sandanger TM, Gram IT, Skeie G, Quirós JR, Jakszyn P, Sánchez MJ, Amiano P, Huerta JM, Ardanaz E, Johansson I, Harlid S, Perez-Cornago A, Mayén AL, Cordova R, Gunter MJ, Vineis P, Cross AJ, Riboli E, Jenab M. Soluble Receptor for Advanced Glycation End-products (sRAGE) and Colorectal Cancer Risk: A Case-Control Study Nested within a European Prospective Cohort. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 30(1):182-192, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33082206.
- Butt J, Jenab M, Werner J, Fedirko V, Weiderpass E, Dahm CC, Tjønneland A, Olsen A, Boutron-Ruault MC, Rothwell JA, Severi G, Kaaks R, Turzanski-Fortner R, Aleksandrova K, Schulze M, Palli D, Pala V, Panico S, Tumino R, Sacerdote C, Bueno-de-Mesquita B, Van Gils CH, Gram IT, Lukic M, Sala N, Sánchez Pérez MJ, Ardanaz E, Chirlaque MD, Palmquist R, Löwenmark T, Travis RC, Heath A, Cross AJ, Freisling H, Zouiouich S, Aglago E, Waterboer T, Hughes DJ. Association of Pre-diagnostic Antibody Responses to Escherichia coli and Bacteroides fragilis Toxin Proteins with Colorectal Cancer in a European Cohort. Gut Microbes 13(1):1-14, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33874856.
- Byrd DA, Judd S, Flanders WD, Hartman TJ, Fedirko V, Bostick RM. Associations of Novel Dietary and Lifestyle Inflammation Scores with Incident, Sporadic Colorectal Adenoma. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 29(11):2300-2308, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32856603.
- Gibbs DC, Bostick RM, McCullough ML, Um CY, Flanders WD, Jenab M, Weiderpass E, Gylling B, Gram IT, Heath AK, Colorado-Yohar S, Dahm CC, Bueno-de-Mesquita B, Perez-Cornago A, Trichopoulou A, Tumino R, Kühn T, Fedirko V. Association of prediagnostic vitamin D status with mortality among colorectal cancer patients differs by common, inherited vitamin D-binding protein isoforms. Int J Cancer 147(10):2725-2734, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32391587.
- Barry EL, Fedirko V, Uppal K, Ma C, Liu K, Mott LA, Peacock JL, Passarelli MN, Baron JA, Jones DP. Metabolomics Analysis of Aspirin's Effects in Human Colon Tissue and Associations with Adenoma Risk. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 13(10):863-876, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32655007.
- Bai J, Bruner DW, Fedirko V, Beitler JJ, Zhou C, Gu J, Zhao H, Lin IH, Chico CE, Higgins KA, Shin DM, Saba NF, Miller AH, Xiao C. Gut Microbiome Associated with the Psychoneurological Symptom Cluster in Patients with Head and Neck Cancers. Cancers (Basel) 12(9), 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32899975.
- Byrd DA, Judd SE, Flanders WD, Hartman TJ, Fedirko V, Agurs-Collins T, Bostick RM. Associations of Novel Dietary and Lifestyle Inflammation Scores With Incident Colorectal Cancer in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study. JNCI Cancer Spectr 4(3):pkaa009, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32455332.
- Kühn T, Stepien M, López-Nogueroles M, Damms-Machado A, Sookthai D, Johnson T, Roca M, Hüsing A, Maldonado SG, Cross AJ, Murphy N, Freisling H, Rinaldi S, Scalbert A, Fedirko V, Severi G, Boutron-Ruault MC, Mancini FR, Sowah SA, Boeing H, Jakszyn P, Sánchez MJ, Merino S, Colorado-Yohar S, Barricarte A, Khaw KT, Schmidt JA, Perez-Cornago A, Trichopoulou A, Karakatsani A, Thriskos P, Palli D, Agnoli C, Tumino R, Sacerdote C, Panico S, Bueno-de-Mesquita B, van Gils CH, Heath AK, Gunter MJ, Riboli E, Lahoz A, Jenab M, Kaaks R. Prediagnostic Plasma Bile Acid Levels and Colon Cancer Risk: A Prospective Study. J Natl Cancer Inst 112(5):516-524, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31435679.
- Aglago EK, Huybrechts I, Murphy N, Casagrande C, Nicolas G, Pischon T, Fedirko V, Severi G, Boutron-Ruault MC, Fournier A, Katzke V, Kühn T, Olsen A, Tjønneland A, Dahm CC, Overvad K, Lasheras C, Agudo A, Sánchez MJ, Amiano P, Huerta JM, Ardanaz E, Perez-Cornago A, Trichopoulou A, Karakatsani A, Martimianaki G, Palli D, Pala V, Tumino R, Naccarati A, Panico S, Bueno-de-Mesquita B, May A, Derksen JWG, Hellstrand S, Ohlsson B, Wennberg M, Van Guelpen B, Skeie G, Brustad M, Weiderpass E, Cross AJ, Ward H, Riboli E, Norat T, Chajes V, Gunter MJ. Consumption of Fish and Long-chain n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Is Associated With Reduced Risk of Colorectal Cancer in a Large European Cohort. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 18(3):654-666.e6, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31252190.
- Gibbs DC, Song M, McCullough ML, Um CY, Bostick RM, Wu K, Flanders WD, Giovannucci E, Jenab M, Brustad M, Tjønneland A, Perez-Cornago A, Trichopoulou A, Tsilidis KK, Hultdin J, Barricarte Gurrea A, Bueno-de-Mesquita B, Mahamat-Saleh Y, Kühn T, Gunter MJ, Weiderpass E, Fedirko V. Association of Circulating Vitamin D With Colorectal Cancer Depends on Vitamin D-Binding Protein Isoforms: A Pooled, Nested, Case-Control Study. JNCI Cancer Spectr 4(1):pkz083, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32337495.
Abstracts
- Li J, Fedirko V. Effects of Long-Term Aspirin Treatment on the Rectal Mucosa-Associated Microbiome and Adenoma Recurrence. CPRIT Innovations VII: The Cancer Prevention and Research Conference.
- Lee S, Bostick RM, Pearce B, Barry EL, Rutherford RE, Seabrook ME, Fedirko V. Effects of supplemental calcium and vitamin D on circulating biomarkers of gut barrier function in colorectal adenoma patients: A randomized controlled trial. American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2024.
- Graciela Bado V, Fedirko V. Baseline Short-Chain Fatty Acids and Neuropsychological Symptom Burden in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer. CPRIT Innovations VII: The Cancer Prevention and Research Conference.
Book Chapters
- Fedirko V, Nead KT, Daniel C, Scheet P. Cancer Epidemiology. In: Holland–Frei Cancer Medicine. Wiley Blackwell, 2022.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified September 08, 2026