Metformin use and risk of colorectal adenoma after polypectomy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Metformin use and risk of colorectal adenoma after polypectomy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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10.1158/1055-9965.epi-15-0559
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2015-11
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Doubeni CA
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Marks AR;Pietrofesa RA;Jensen CD;Zebrowski A;Corley DA;Doubeni CA
Existing literature suggests that metformin, the most commonly used biguanide, may lower colorectal cancer (CRC) risk. Because most CRCs originate in pre-cancerous adenomas, we examined whether metformin use lowered colorectal adenoma risk after polypectomy in patients with type-2 diabetes. Retrospective cohort study of 40-89-year-old Kaiser Permanente Northern California patients who had type-2 diabetes, and ≥1 adenoma detected at baseline colonoscopy during 2000-2009 and a repeat colonoscopy 1-10 years from baseline adenoma diagnosis through 2012. Cox models evaluated the association between metformin use during follow-up and subsequent adenoma diagnoses, controlling for age, race/ethnicity, sex, body mass index, and repeat examination indication. Study included 2,412 patients followed for a median of 4.5 years; cumulatively, 1,117 (46%) patients had ≥1 adenoma at repeat colonoscopy. Compared to patients not receiving diabetes medications (n=1,578), metformin-only use (n=457) was associated with lower adenoma recurrence risk (adjusted hazard ratio (HR)=0.76, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.65-0.89), and the association was stronger with increasing total metformin dose (quartile (Q) 1: HR=0.90, CI 0.72–1.12; Q2: HR=0.89, CI 0.70-1.12; Q3: HR=0.80 CI 0.63–1.01; Q4: HR=0.50 CI 0.42–0.60, P-value for trend<0.001). Findings were unchanged in sensitivity analyses including evaluating only outcomes during the 3-10-year period from baseline. Our study suggests a potential benefit of metformin use in lowering the risk of subsequent adenomas after polypectomy in patients with type-2 diabetes. Metformin may lower CRC risk by reducing the formation of pre-cancerous lesions, reinforcing the potential additional benefits of its use.