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March 29, 2026Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety1 citationsOpen Access

Exposure to bisphenol analogues and advanced high-grade serous ovarian cancer survival: An integrative study combining epidemiology and mechanism exploration

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YLYi-Zi LiRYRui YangBLBing Liu

Key Points

  • The aim is to investigate the relationship between bisphenol analogs and the survival rates of patients with advanced high-grade serous ovarian cancer.
  • Conducted a nested case-control study involving 318 patients.
  • Utilized conditional logistic regression to estimate odds ratios and confidence intervals.
  • Assessed joint effects with quantile g-computation and Bayesian kernel machine regression.
  • Engaged various databases for target identification and performed molecular docking and dynamic simulations.
  • Exposure to high BPS concentration linked to worse survival (OR = 2.18).
  • Discovered a dose-response relationship between BPS and decreased survival (OR = 1.36).
  • Core targets were enriched in signaling pathways related to tumorigenesis and hormone regulation.
  • EGFR and ESR1 showed the strongest binding affinities with BPS.

Abstract

The reproductive toxicity and potential carcinogenicity of bisphenol analogs (BPs) has drawn attention, but their role in ovarian cancer prognosis remains unclear. We aimed to explore the association between BPs and advanced high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) survival. In the nested case-control study, 318 patients were included. Conditional logistic regression models estimated odds ratios (ORs) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Joint effects were assessed using quantile g-computation and Bayesian kernel machine regression. Targets were obtained from ChEMBL, Swiss Target Predict, STITCH, CTD, OMIM, and Gene-Cards databases, followed by pathway enrichment, molecular docking, and dynamic simulation analyses to explore potential interactions. Exposure to high BPS concentration was associated with worse advanced HGSOC survival (OR = 2.18, 95% CI: 1.01 – 4.71) when compared the highest tertile with the lowest. A dose-response relationship was also discovered between BPS (per SD increment) and decreased advanced HGSOC survival (OR = 1.36, 95% CI: 1.01 – 1.83). Core targets mainly enriched the tumorigenesis, hormone regulation, and cellular adaptation signaling pathways. EGFR and ESR1 exhibited the strongest binding affinities with BPS. High urinary BPs concentrations were associated with worse advanced HGSOC survival, potentially via interactions with EGFR and ESR1 influencing progression. • The first one to investigate the link between urinary BPs and HGSOC survival. • BPS are associated with worse overall survival among HGSOC patients. • Elevated combined concentrations of BP mixtures are related to poor HGSOC survival. • BPF exhibits the highest contribution within the BP mixtures. • EGFR and ESR1 exhibited the strongest binding affinities with BPS.

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Li et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c8c195de0f0f753b39bedchttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2026.120066
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