TOPLINE:
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is not associated with the development of esophageal cancer in privately insured US adults younger than 65 years.
METHODOLOGY:
- Because chronic inflammation is associated with several cancers, but some studies suggest that allergic inflammation, like that of EoE, might offer a protective benefit, researchers examined whether EoE is linked with esophageal cancer.
- For their case-control study, researchers analyzed 2009-2022 data on 5562 commercially insured patients aged 18-64 years (median age, 58.8 years) with esophageal cancer. Patients were matched to 55,620 control individuals without the condition by age and amount of time in the health plan.
- All participants were required to have at least 2 years of continuous healthcare coverage before the index date, defined as the date of the…