SGLT2 inhibitors and risk of cancer in type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Diabetologia

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2017, Pages 1862-1872

  Tang, Huilin ^a,b   Dai, Qi ^c   Shi, Weilong ^a   Zhai, Suodi ^a   Song, Yiqing ^b   Han, Jiali ^b,d  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY THIRD HOSPITAL   (China)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Meta analysis; Randomised controlled trials; SGLT2 inhibitors; Systematic review; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

CANAGLIFLOZIN; DAPAGLIFLOZIN; EMPAGLIFLOZIN; PLACEBO; SODIUM GLUCOSE COTRANSPORTER 2 INHIBITOR; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; BENZHYDRYL DERIVATIVE; GLUCOSIDE; SODIUM GLUCOSE COTRANSPORTER 2;

BLADDER CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; EMBASE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; NETWORK META-ANALYSIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; NEOPLASM; RISK FACTOR;

BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; CANAGLIFLOZIN; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; GLUCOSIDES; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; SODIUM-GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 2;

EID: 85025110453     PISSN: 0012186X     EISSN: 14320428     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00125-017-4370-8     Document Type: Review

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