Statin and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus infection: A meta-analysis

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Abstract

Background: Statin may confer anticancer effect. However, the association between statin and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C (HCV) virus infection remains inconsistent according to results of previous studies. A meta-analysis was performed to summarize current evidence. Methods: Related follow-up studies were obtained by systematic search of PubMed, Cochrane's Library, and Embase databases. A random-effect model was used to for the meta-analysis. Stratified analyses were performed to evaluate the influences of study characteristics on the outcome. Results: Thirteen studies with 519,707 patients were included. Statin use was associated with reduced risk of HCC in these patients (risk ratio [RR]: 0.54, 95% CI: 0.44 to 0.66, p < 0.001; I2 = 86%). Stratified analyses showed that the association between statin use and reduced HCC risk was consistent in patients with HBV or HCV infection, in elder (≥ 50 years) or younger (< 50 years) patients, in males or females, in diabetic or non-diabetic, and in those with or without cirrhosis (all p < 0.05). Moreover, lipophilic statins was associated with a reduced HCC risk (RR: 0.52, p < 0.001), but not for hydrophilic statins (RR: 0.89, p = 0.21). The association was more remarkable in patients with highest statin accumulative dose compared to those with lowest accumulative dose (p = 0.002). Conclusions: Satin use was independently associated with a reduced risk of HCC in patients with HBV or HCV infection.

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Li, X., Sheng, L., Liu, L., Hu, Y., Chen, Y., & Lou, L. (2020). Statin and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus infection: A meta-analysis. BMC Gastroenterology, 20(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-020-01222-1

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