Abstract | BACKGROUND: OBJECTIVE: To quantify the association between statin use and the occurrence of keratinocyte carcinoma in high-risk veterans. DESIGN: Cohort study. SETTING: 6 Veterans Affairs medical centers. PARTICIPANTS: 1037 participants of the Veterans Affairs Topical Tretinoin Chemoprevention Trial, a randomized, multicenter, double-blind, vehicle-controlled trial of topical tretinoin, 0.1%, for prevention of keratinocyte carcinoma conducted from November 1998 to November 2004. MEASUREMENTS: Time to first occurrence of keratinocyte carcinoma on the face or ears. Participants using a statin at randomization, according to the Veterans Affairs Pharmacy Benefits Management database, were considered exposed. Study dermatologists conducted physical examinations at baseline and every 6 months during follow-up. The association between statin use at randomization and the outcome was evaluated by using propensity score matching (n = 608) and Cox proportional hazards regression (n = 1037). RESULTS: Among the 1037 participants, 37% used a statin at randomization (n = 397) for a median duration of at least 900 days over a median follow-up of 3.5 years. In the propensity score-matched analysis, statin use at randomization was not associated with keratinocyte carcinoma (rate ratio, 0.92 [95% CI, 0.73 to 1.16]), a finding that was consistent with the estimates derived from the Cox proportional hazards regression (rate ratio, 0.84 [CI, 0.70 to 1.02]). LIMITATIONS: The extent of residual confounding is unknown, and the confidence bounds around the measures of association were wide. These data may not be generalizable to lower-risk populations. CONCLUSION: These data show no conclusive or consistent relationship between long-term statin use and risk for keratinocyte carcinoma.
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Authors | David D Dore, Kate L Lapane, Amal N Trivedi, Vincent Mor, Martin A Weinstock |
Journal | Annals of internal medicine
(Ann Intern Med)
Vol. 150
Issue 1
Pg. 9-18
(Jan 06 2009)
ISSN: 1539-3704 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 19124815
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Multicenter Study, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
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Chemical References |
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Tretinoin
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Topics |
- Administration, Topical
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Antineoplastic Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Carcinoma, Basal Cell
(epidemiology, prevention & control)
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
(epidemiology, prevention & control)
- Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic
- Double-Blind Method
- Drug Administration Schedule
- Ear Neoplasms
(epidemiology, prevention & control)
- Facial Neoplasms
(epidemiology, prevention & control)
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
(epidemiology, prevention & control)
- Risk Factors
- Skin Neoplasms
(epidemiology, prevention & control)
- Tretinoin
(therapeutic use)
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