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Antihypertensive treatment and risk of cancer: an individual participant data meta-analysis

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Some studies have suggested a link between antihypertensive medication and cancer, but the evidence is so far inconclusive. Thus, we aimed to investigate this association in a large individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials. METHODS: We searched PubMed, MEDLINE, The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and ClinicalTrials.gov from Jan 1, 1966, to Sept 1, 2019, to identify potentially eligible …

Authors

Copland E; Canoy D; Nazarzadeh M; Bidel Z; Ramakrishnan R; Woodward M; Chalmers J; Teo KK; Pepine CJ; Davis BR

Journal

The Lancet Oncology, Vol. 22, No. 4, pp. 558–570

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

4 2021

DOI

10.1016/s1470-2045(21)00033-4

ISSN

1470-2045