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ArticleScientific reports2024

SGLT2i impact on HCC incidence in patients with fatty liver disease and diabetes: a nation-wide cohort study in South Korea.

Hyo Jung Cho, Eunyoung Lee, Soon Sun Kim, Jae Youn Cheong

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Role of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors in liver diseases.World journal of experimental medicine · 2025
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  9. Chemoprevention of hepatocellular carcinoma.Hepatology communications · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Hyo Jung ChoDepartment of Gastroenterology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Worldcup-ro 164, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea.
Eunyoung LeeDepartment of Neurology, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston, TX, USA.
Soon Sun KimDepartment of Gastroenterology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Worldcup-ro 164, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea.
Jae Youn CheongDepartment of Gastroenterology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Worldcup-ro 164, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea. jaeyoun620@gmail.com.
Ajou University · KRThe University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · US

Funding

Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) HI23C0901The Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) HR21C1003The Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) HR22C1734
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study evaluated the effect of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) on cancer development, particularly in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), in individuals with concomitant fatty liver disease (FLD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Using data from Korea's Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, we performed Kaplan-Meier and Cox regression analyses in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and T2DM (NAFLD-T2DM cohort) and those with chronic viral hepatitis (CVH) alongside FLD and T2DM (FLD-T2DM-CVH cohort). In the propensity score (PS) matched NAFLD-T2DM cohort (N = 107,972), SGLT2i use was not associated with the occurrence of overall cancer, including HCC. However, old age, male sex, liver cirrhosis, and hypothyroidism were identified as independent risk factors for HCC occurrence, whereas statin and fibrate usage were associated with reduced HCC risk in this cohort in multivariate Cox analysis. In the PS-matched FLD-T2DM-CVH cohort (N = 2798), a significant decrease in HCC occurrence was observed among SGLT2i users (P = 0.03). This finding remained consistent in the multivariate Cox regression analysis (Hazard ratio = 2.21, 95% confidence interval = 1.01-4.85, P = 0.048). In conclusion, SGLT2i may be a beneficial option for diabetes management in patients with concomitant T2DM, FLD, and CVH while affirming the overall safety of SGLT2i in other types of cancer.

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Carcinoma, HepatocellularDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Liver NeoplasmsNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseSodium-Glucose Transporter 2 InhibitorsAdultAgedCohort StudiesFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedPropensity ScoreProportional Hazards ModelsRepublic of KoreaSodium-Glucose Transporter 2 InhibitorsChronic viral hepatitisFatty liverHepatocellular carcinomaSodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i)Type 2 diabetes mellitus

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PMID38684838
PMCPMC11058854
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