Review Article

Risk of Malignant Neoplasia with Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist Treatment in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Trial design features and results.

Author/yearTrial/programInterventionsTrial duration (weeks)ExperimentalControl
ExperimentalControlNumber of eventsNumber of events

Gallwitz et al. 2012 [11]EUREXAExenatideGlimepiride10235151514
Russel-Jones et al. 2012 [12]DURATION-4ExenatideMetformin2602481246
Kadowaki et al. 2010 [13]ExenatidePlacebo241144035
Xu et al. 2014 [14]CONFIDENCEExenatidePremixed insulin4811100114
Jaiswal et al. 2015 [15]ExenatideGlargine77122024
Diamant et al. 2014 [16]DURATION-3ExenatideGlargine15631402147
Diamant et al. 2012 [17]ExenatideGlargine8421731173
Bergenstal et al. 2010 [18]DURATION-2ExenatideSitagliptin2601601166
Holman et al. 2017 [19]EXSCELExenatidePlacebo16735573563617396
Gadde et al. 2017 [20]DURATION-NEO-2ExenatidePlacebo280181061
Weinstock et al. 2015 [21]AWARD-5DulaglutideSitagliptin2686065315
Araki et al. 2015 [22]DulaglutideGlargine2601810180
Blonde et al. 2015 [23]AWARD-4DulaglutideGlargine5205880296
Umpierrez et al. 2014 [24]AWARD-3DulaglutideMetformin5205390268
Pozzilli et al. 2017 [25]AWARD-9DulaglutideGlargine2801501150
Miyagawa et al. 2015 [26]DulaglutidePlacebo520281070
Liraglutide1141
Bailey et al. 2016 [27]LIRA-SWITCHLiraglutideSitagliptin2602022204
Zang et al. 2016 [28]LiraglutideSitagliptin2601832184
Marso et al. 2016 (Liraglutide) [1]LEADERLiraglutidePlacebo19829646682794672
Pratley et al. 2011 [29]LiraglutideSitagliptin5244461219
le et al. 2017 [30]SCALELiraglutidePlacebo1601115011747
Marso et al. 2016 (Semaglutide) [31]SUSTAIN-6SemaglutidePlacebo1041164841649
Ahrén et al. 2017 [32]SUSTAIN 2SemaglutideSitagliptin5228182407
Sorli et al. 2017 [33]SUSTAIN 1SemaglutidePlacebo3042580129
Davies et al. 2017 [34]SemaglutidePlacebo261419071
Aroda et al. 2017 [35]SUSTAIN 4SemaglutideGlargine3047221360
Reusch et al. 2014 [36]HARMONY 1AlbiglutidePlacebo5201500151
Home et al. 2015 [37]HARMONY 5AlbiglutidePlacebo15602711115
Weissman et al. 2014 [38]HARMONY 4AlbiglutideGlargine5205040241
Nauck et al. 2015 [39]HARMONY 2AlbiglutidePlacebo5222040105
Leiter et al. 2014 [40]AlbiglutideSitagliptin5202490246
Leiter et al. 2017 [41]AlbiglutideLispro5212850281
Yu et al. 2014 [42]GetGoal-M-AsiaLixisenatidePlacebo2401960194
Pfeffer et al. 2015 [43]ELIXALixisenatidePlacebo108723031613032