Meta-analysis : Chemoprevention of hepatocellular carcinoma with statins, aspirin and metformin

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BACKGROUND: Emerging data suggest that statins, aspirin and metformin may protect against hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development. However, prior meta-analyses were limited by heterogeneity and inclusion of studies without adequate adjustment for baseline risks.

AIM: To examine by an updated meta-analysis the association between these medications and HCC risk.

METHODS: Medline and Embase databases were searched from inception to March 2022 for studies that balanced baseline risks between study groups via propensity score matching or inverse probability of treatment weighting, that reported the impact of statins, aspirin or metformin on HCC risk. Multivariable-adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) for HCC were pooled using a random effects model.

RESULTS: Statin use was associated with reduced HCC risk overall (HR: 0.52; 95% CI: 0.37-0.72) (10 studies, 1,774,476), and in subgroup analyses for cirrhosis, hepatitis B/C, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, studies accounting for concurrent aspirin and metformin consumption and lipophilic statins. Aspirin use was associated with reduced HCC risk overall (HR: 0.48; 95% CI: 0.27-0.87) (11 studies, 2,190,285 patients) but not in studies accounting for concurrent statin and metformin use. Metformin use was not associated with reduced HCC risk overall (HR: 0.57; 95% CI: 0.31-1.06) (3 studies, 125,458 patients). Most analyses had moderate/substantial heterogeneity, except in follow-up <60 months for aspirin (I2  = 0%).

CONCLUSION: Although statin and aspirin use were associated with reduced HCC risk, only statin use was significant in subgroup analyses accounting for concurrent medications. Metformin use was not associated with reduced HCC risk. These data have implications for future clinical trial design.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:57

Enthalten in:

Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics - 57(2023), 6 vom: 10. März, Seite 600-609

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zeng, Rebecca W [VerfasserIn]
Yong, Jie Ning [VerfasserIn]
Tan, Darren J H [VerfasserIn]
Fu, Clarissa E [VerfasserIn]
Lim, Wen Hui [VerfasserIn]
Xiao, Jieling [VerfasserIn]
Chan, Kai En [VerfasserIn]
Tan, Caitlyn [VerfasserIn]
Goh, Xin Lei [VerfasserIn]
Chee, Douglas [VerfasserIn]
Syn, Nicholas [VerfasserIn]
Tan, Eunice X [VerfasserIn]
Muthiah, Mark D [VerfasserIn]
Ng, Cheng Han [VerfasserIn]
Tamaki, Nobuharu [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Sung Won [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Beom Kyung [VerfasserIn]
Nguyen, Mindie H [VerfasserIn]
Loomba, Rohit [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Daniel Q [VerfasserIn]

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9100L32L2N
Aspirin
Hepatoma
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Incidence
Journal Article
Liver cancer
Meta-Analysis
Metformin
Prevention
R16CO5Y76E
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Review

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Date Completed 27.02.2023

Date Revised 18.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/apt.17371

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NLM351367802