Insulin glargine does not increase the risk of malignancy.Synopsis of the article ?Combined randomised controlled trial experience of malignancies in studies using insulin glargine?byHome P.D. & Lagarenne P. (Diabetologia 2009, vol. 52 (12): 2499-2506)

Results of 31 controlled randomized studies of insulin glargine given to patients with diabetes mellitus are reviewed to evaluate the frequency of malignantneoplasms. 52 tumours were diagnosed in 45 (0.8%) patients on insulin glargine therapy and 48 tumors in 46 (0.9%) patients using other insulins(...

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Main Authors: Marina Vladimirovna Shestakova, Irina Vladimirovna Glinkina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Endocrinology Research Centre 2010-03-01
Series:Сахарный диабет
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Online Access:https://www.dia-endojournals.ru/jour/article/view/6022