Malignancies associated with DPP4 inhibitors and GLP1 receptor agonists: Data from a large real-world database.

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Jiasheng Wang

MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH

Jiasheng Wang , Chang H. Kim

Organizations

MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH

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No funding received
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Background: DPP44 inhibitors (DPP4i) and GLP1 receptor agonists (GLP1Ra) control type 2 diabetes (T2DM) by promoting GLP-1 pathway; its activation can lead to dysplasia or tumor inhibition based on tissue types. Moreover, DPP4 can act as a tumor suppressor or activator. Few studies have looked at the risk of DPP4i and GLP1Ra on various types of cancer. Methods: We inquired an aggregated electronic health record database, Explorys (IBM, NY). Patients (Pts) diagnosed with T2DM from 1/05 to 6/19 were included and followed for 5 years after starting DPP4i, GLP1Ra, or metformin. Odds ratio (OR) were calculated after 6mo of lag time. Results: We identified 344,550, 112,000, and 1,245,930 pts in the DPP4i, GLP1Ra, and metformin group, respectively. The three groups were well balanced except pts in the GLP1Ra group had higher BMI. Within 5 years, 24,260 pts (9.5%) in DPP4i, 5,580 (8.7%) in GLP1Ra, and 57,490 (9.3%) in metformin group developed any types of cancer. When adjusted for sex, age, smoking status, alcohol abuse history, hemoglobin A1C (≤9.0% vs > 9.0%) and BMI ( < 30 vs ≥30 kg/m2) around initiation of antidiabetic agents, the aOR was 1.01 (95%CI .94-1.08) for DPP4i and 1.06 (95%CI .93-1.20) for GLP1Ra, comparing with the metformin group. For specific cancer types, DPP4i users were associated with significantly higher risk of bladder, kidney, liver cancer and melanoma; while the risk of breast, lung and prostate cancer were reduced. GLP1Ra users were associated with higher risk of thyroid cancer; while the risk of bladder, colon, lung, and prostate cancer were reduced. Conclusions: DPP4i and GLP1Ra were not associated with increased cancer risk overall. However, they were associated with increased or decreased risk of specific cancer types.

CancerDPP4i
GLP1Ra
OR (95% CI)P valueOR (95% CI)P value
Bladder1.18 (1.09-1.29)< .01.69 (.58-.83)< .01
Brain1.00 (.84-1.19).981.10 (.82-1.47).54
Breast.90 (.85-.94)< .01.99 (.91-1.07).75
Colon.97 (.91-1.04).38.73 (.64-.83)< .01
Esophagus.86 (.73-1.00).061.02 (.78-1.32).91
Kidney1.13 (1.04-1.23)< .011.13 (.98-1.31).09
Liver1.14 (1.02-1.26).02.91 (.75-1.11).37
Lung.91 (.86-.97)< .01.60 (.53-.68)< .01
Lymphoma.98 (.91-1.05).51.92 (.81-1.05).21
Melanoma1.12 (1.04-1.21)< .01.98 (.85-1.12).75
Ovary.91 (.78-1.06).23.82 (.61-1.09).17
Pancreatic.94 (.86-1.04).23.84 (.70-1.00).05
Prostate.87 (.82-.91)< .01.65 (.59-.82)< .01
Stomach1.03 (.88-1.21).70.74 (.54-1.03).07
Thyroid.89 (.79-1.01).081.39 (1.16-1.68)< .01
All cancer1.01 (.94-1.08).841.06 (.93-1.20).40

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2020 ASCO Virtual Scientific Program

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Cancer Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Genetics

Track

Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Genetics

Sub Track

Etiology/Epidemiology

Citation

J Clin Oncol 38: 2020 (suppl; abstr 1567)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2020.38.15_suppl.1567

Abstract #

1567

Poster Bd #

59

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