Comparative effectiveness of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors for new-onset gastric cancer and gastric diseases in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a population-based cohort study

  • Oscar Hou In Chou
  • , Vinod Kumar Chauhan
  • , Cheuk To Skylar Chung
  • , Lei Lu
  • , Teddy Tai Loy Lee
  • , Zita Man Wai Ng
  • , Karin Kai Wing Wang
  • , Sharen Lee
  • , Haipeng Liu
  • , Ronald Ting Kai Pang
  • , Apichat Kaewdech
  • , Bernard Man Yung Cheung
  • , Gary Tse
  • , Jiandong Zhou

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    Abstract

    Objective: To compare the risks of gastric cancer and other gastric diseases in patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) exposed to sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2I), dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP4I) or glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP1a).

    Design: This was a population-based cohort study of prospectively collected data on patients with T2DM prescribed SGLT2I, DPP4I or GLP1a between January 1st 2015 and December 31st 2020 from Hong Kong. The outcomes were new-onset gastric cancer, peptic ulcer (PU), acute gastritis, non-acute gastritis, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Propensity score matching (1:1) using the nearest neighbour search was performed, and multivariable Cox regression was applied. A three-arm comparison between SGLT2I, DPP4I and GLP1a was conducted using propensity scores with inverse probability of treatment weighting.

    Results: A total of 62,858 patients (median age: 62.2 years old [SD: 12.8]; 55.93% males; SGLT2I: n = 23,442; DPP4I: n = 39,416) were included. In the matched cohort, the incidence of gastric cancer was lower in SGLT2I (Incidence rate per 1000 person-year, IR: 0.32; 95% confidence interval, CI 0.23–0.43) than in DPP4I (IR per 1000 person-year: 1.22; CI 1.03–1.42) users. Multivariable Cox regression found that SGLT2I use was associated with lower risks of gastric cancer (HR 0.30; 95% CI 0.19–0.48), PU, acute gastritis, non-acute gastritis, and GERD (p < 0.05) compared to DPP4I use. In the three-arm analysis, GLP1a use was associated with higher risks of gastric cancer and GERD compared to SGLT2I use.

    Conclusions: The use of SGLT2I was associated with lower risks of new-onset gastric cancer, PU, acute gastritis, non-acutegastritis, and GERD after matching and adjustments compared to DPP4I use. SGLT2I use was associated with lower risksof GERD and gastric cancer compared to GLP1a use.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)947-970
    Number of pages24
    JournalGastric cancer
    Volume27
    Issue number5
    Early online date10 Jun 2024
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2024

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    Funder

    GT and RTKP are supported by the Hong Kong Metropolitan University’s Research Impact Fund (Project Reference No. RIF/2022/2.2).

    Funding

    GT and RTKP are supported by the Hong Kong Metropolitan University’s Research Impact Fund (Project Reference No. RIF/2022/2.2).

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    Hong Kong Metropolitan UniversityRIF/2022/2.2

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      Keywords

      • Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2I)
      • Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP4I)
      • Glucagonlike peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP1a)
      • Peptic ulcer
      • Gastric cancer
      • Gastritis

      ASJC Scopus subject areas

      • Gastroenterology
      • Oncology
      • Cancer Research

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