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Metformin reduces the risk of cancer in patients with type 2 diabetes An analysis based on the Korean National Diabetes Program Cohort

Authors
Kim, Hae JinLee, SooJinChun, Ki HongJeon, Ja YoungHan, Seung JinKim, Dae JungKim, Young SeolWoo, Jeong-TaekNam, Moon-SukBaik, Sei HyunAhn, Kyu JeungLee, Kwan Woo
Issue Date
2월-2018
Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
Keywords
cancer; diabetes mellitus; metformin; type 2
Citation
MEDICINE, v.97, no.8
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Journal Title
MEDICINE
Volume
97
Number
8
URI
https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/77442
DOI
10.1097/MD.0000000000010036
ISSN
0025-7974
Abstract
The epidemiological literature suggests that insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia, and increased levels of insulin-like growth factors place patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) at greater risk of cancer. The association between cancer incidence and the use of antidiabetic medications in patients with T2DM has been recently examined. There have been conflicting reports regarding an association between metformin and cancer risk. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between metformin use and the incidence of cancer in Koreans with T2DM. Data from The Korean National Diabetes Program (KNDP, 2006-2014), a nationwide, large-scale, prospective, multicenter cohort study in Korea, were used to study patients with T2DM. Patients >= 30 years old whose complete medical records were available were included in this study. Patients with a history of any cancer on KNDP registration or those who had been diagnosed with any type of cancer within 1 year of metformin use were excluded. Survival curves with respect to the incidence of cancer were plotted using the Kaplan-Meier method. Hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals for cancer were estimated in a Cox proportional hazards regression analysis. During a mean 5.8 years of follow-up, 164 of the 1918 study patients (335 metformin nonusers and 1583 metformin users) developed cancer. The incidence per 1000 person-years was 21.8 in metformin nonusers and 13.2 in metformin users. Metformin users had a reduced risk of cancer, even after adjustment for demographic characteristics, metabolic parameters, diabetic complications, and other antidiabetic medications (hazard ratio 0.513, 95% confidence interval 0.318-0.826, P=.0060). Subgroup analysis of metformin users showed a reduced risk of cancer in males, patients <65 years of age, patients with a T2DM duration <5 years, nonobese patients, nonsmokers, and good glycemic control group. This large-scale, prospective, multicenter cohort study demonstrated an association between metformin use and reduced cancer risk in patients with T2DM.
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