| Title: | Use of proton pump inhibitors and histamine-2 receptor antagonists and risk of gastric cancer in two population-based studies |
| Journal: | British Journal of Cancer |
| Published: | 5 May 2020 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32367073/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41416-020-0860-4 |
Publication 5957
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Abstract
BackgroundStudies have shown increased gastric cancer risk in users of proton pump inhibitors (PPI) and histamine-2 receptor antagonists, questioning the safety of gastric acid suppression. Therefore, we conducted a case-control study within the Scottish Primary Care Clinical Informatics Unit (PCCIU) database and a cohort study in the UK Biobank.MethodsIn PCCIU, five controls were matched to cases diagnosed in 1999-2011, and medications were determined from GP records. Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated using conditional logistic regression. In the UK Biobank, medications were self-reported at cohort entry 2006-2010, and gastric cancer ascertained from cancer registries until 2014. Hazard ratios (HR) were calculated using Cox regression.ResultsPCCIU contained 1119 cases and 5394 controls. UK Biobank contained 250 cases in 471,779 participants. PPI users had a higher gastric cancer risk in PCCIU and UK Biobank when applying a 1-year lag (adjusted OR = 1.49, 95% CI 1.24, 1.80; adjusted HR = 1.28, 95% CI 0.86, 1.90, respectively), but these associations were attenuated when using a 2-year lag (adjusted OR = 1.13, 95% CI 0.91, 1.40; adjusted HR = 1.15, 95% CI 0.73, 1.82, respectively).ConclusionsOverall, we observed little consistent evidence of an increased risk of gastric cancer with PPI use.</p>
8 Authors
- Peipei Liu
- Úna C. McMenamin
- Brian T. Johnston
- Peter Murchie
- Lisa Iversen
- Amanda J. Lee
- Pauline A. J. Vissers
- Chris R. Cardwell
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