Table 5 SRR (95% CI) of the risk of subsequent cancers in patients exposed to group I pharmaceuticals by publication year.
From: Group I pharmaceuticals of IARC and associated cancer risks: systematic review and meta-analysis
Group I pharmaceuticals | Cancer outcome | Publication year | Study N | SRR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cyclosporine | Skin | ≤ 2010 | 1.61 (1.08–2.42)H | |
> 2010 | 1.25 (0.91–1.70)H | |||
Hematologic | ≤ 2010 | 133 | 0.80 (0.61–1.05) | |
> 2010 | 0.99 (0.88–1.11)L | |||
Azathioprine | Skin | ≤ 2010 | 1.59 (1.07–2.38)H | |
> 2010 | 1.58 (1.19–2.10)L | |||
Hematologic | ≤ 2010 | 1.55 (0.90–2.69)H | ||
> 2010 | 1.56 (0.93–2.61)H | |||
Cyclophosphamide | Bladder | ≤ 2010 | 4.00 (1.99–8.02)L | |
> 2010 | 150 | 1.09 (0.30–3.97) | ||
Hematologic | ≤ 2010 | 2.56 (1.70–3.86)I | ||
> 2010 | 150 | 1.20 (0.28–5.09) | ||
Busulfan | Hematologic | ≤ 2010 | 6.71 (2.49–18.08)L | |
Chlorambucil | Hematologic | ≤ 2010 | 1.32 (0.81–2.16)L | |
Methoxsalen + UV | Skin | ≤ 2010 | 157 | 6.50 (1.40–31.40) |
Melphalan | Hematologic | ≤ 2010 | 4.43 (1.30–15.15)H | |
MOPP | Lung | ≤ 2010 | 159 | 5.00 (2.10–13.60) |
Etoposide | Hematologic | ≤ 2010 | 160 | 2.70 (1.20–6.00) |
Thiotepa | Hematologic | ≤ 2010 | 152 | 1.82 (1.09–3.03) |