Monotherapy with Metformin versus Sulfonylureas and Risk of Cancer in Type 2 Diabetic Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Joint Authors
Mishore, Kirubel Minsamo
Mekuria, Abraham Nigussie
Tola, Assefa
Ayele, Yohanes
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-11-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Accumulating evidence suggests that patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and hyperinsulinemia are at an increased risk of developing malignancies.
It remains to be fully elucidated whether the use of metformin, an insulin sensitizer, and/or sulfonylureas, insulin secretagogues, affects cancer incidence in subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Objective.
A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to compare the risk of cancer incidence associated with monotherapy with metformin compared with monotherapy with sulfonylureas in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.
Methods.
Search was performed throughout MEDLINE/PubMed, EMBASE, Google Scholar, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), and ClinicalTrials.gov up until December 2018.
In this meta-analysis, each raw data (unadjusted) and study-specific (adjusted) relative risks (RRs) was combined and the pooled unadjusted and adjusted RRs with the 95% CI were calculated using the random-effects model with inverse-variance weighting.
Heterogeneity among the studies was evaluated using I2 statistics.
Publication bias was evaluated using the funnel plot asymmetry test.
The Newcastle-Ottawa scale (NOS) was used to assess the study quality.
Results.
A total of 8 cohort studies were included in the meta-analysis.
Obvious heterogeneity was noted, and monotherapy with metformin was associated with a lower risk of cancer incidence (unadjusted RR=0.74, 95% CI: 0.55-0.99, I2=97.89%, p<0.00001; adjusted RR=0.76, 95% CI: 0.54–1.07, I2=98.12%, p<0.00001) compared with monotherapy with sulfonylurea, using the random-effects model with inverse-variance weighting.
Conclusions.
According to this review, the monotherapy with metformin appears to be associated with a lower risk of cancer incidence than monotherapy with sulfonylurea in patients with type 2 diabetes.
This analysis is mainly based on cohort studies, and our findings underscore the need for large-scale randomized controlled trials to establish the effect of metformin monotherapy, relative to sulfonylureas monotherapy on cancer.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mekuria, Abraham Nigussie& Ayele, Yohanes& Tola, Assefa& Mishore, Kirubel Minsamo. 2019. Monotherapy with Metformin versus Sulfonylureas and Risk of Cancer in Type 2 Diabetic Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Diabetes Research،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1173229
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mekuria, Abraham Nigussie…[et al.]. Monotherapy with Metformin versus Sulfonylureas and Risk of Cancer in Type 2 Diabetic Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Diabetes Research No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1173229
American Medical Association (AMA)
Mekuria, Abraham Nigussie& Ayele, Yohanes& Tola, Assefa& Mishore, Kirubel Minsamo. Monotherapy with Metformin versus Sulfonylureas and Risk of Cancer in Type 2 Diabetic Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1173229
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1173229