Table 3 SRR (95% CI) of the risk of subsequent cancers in patients exposed to group I pharmaceuticals by indication.
From: Group I pharmaceuticals of IARC and associated cancer risks: systematic review and meta-analysis
Group I pharmaceuticals | Cancer outcome | Indications | Study N | SRR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cyclosporine | Skin | Solid organ transplant | 1.17 (0.98–1.40)i | |
Rheumatoid arthritis | 3.55 (1.60–7.85)i | |||
Hematologic | Solid organ transplant | 0.96 (0.86–1.07)l | ||
Azathioprine | Skin | Solid organ transplant | 1.43 (1.11–1.83)i | |
Inflammatory bowel disease | 1.63 (0.99–2.66)l | |||
Myasthenia | 139 | 3.30 (1.50–7.30) | ||
Rheumatoid arthritis | 129 | 1.94 (0.87–4.34) | ||
Hematologic | Solid organ transplant | 1.08 (0.81–1.45)h | ||
Inflammatory bowel disease | 3.77 (2.56–5.54)l | |||
Rheumatoid arthritis | 143 | 1.07 (0.74–1.54) | ||
Systemic lupus erythematosus | 144 | 1.19(0.48–2.92) | ||
Cyclophosphamide | Bladder | Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 2.31 (0.58–9.24)i | |
Ovarian cancer | 148 | 4.20 (1.20–14.00) | ||
Hematologic | Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 1.59 (0.71–3.55)l | ||
Breast cancer | 151 | 3.10 (1.30–7.70) | ||
Lymphoma | 153 | 14.80 (3.70–59.4) | ||
Rheumatoid arthritis | 143 | 1.84 (1.24–2.73) | ||
Ovarian cancer | 152 | 2.65 (1.64–4.26) | ||
Systemic lupus erythematosus | 144 | 2.09 (0.69–6.30) | ||
Busulfan | Hematologic | Essential thrombocythemia | 155 | 4.48 (1.11–27.10) |
Polycythemia vera | 156 | 8.64 (2.44–30.60) | ||
Chlorambucil | Hematologic | Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 154 | 2.40 (0.70–8.60) |
Ovarian cancer | 152 | 1.19 (0.72–1.97) | ||
Methoxsalen + UV | Skin | Psoriasis | 157 | 6.50 (1.40–31.40) |
Melphalan | Hematologic | Breast cancer | 151 | 3.10 (1.30–7.70) |
Ovarian cancer | 5.83 (0.55–61.2)h | |||
MOPP | Lung | Hodgkin disease | 159 | 5.00 (2.10–13.60) |
Etoposide | Hematologic | Solid tumor | 160 | 2.70 (1.20–6.00) |
Thiotepa | Hematologic | Ovarian cancer | 152 | 1.82 (1.09–3.03) |