SEP 3, 2026 · REVIEW
Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors and gastrointestinal neoplasm risk in type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Clinical and Experimental Medicine
A rigorous meta-analysis of 48 RCTs with 48,765 participants showing no significant association between SGLT2 inhibitors and gastrointestinal neoplasm risk, with consistent null findings across multiple site-specific and subgroup analyses, though long-term safety remains incompletely characterized.
Reported
Overall GI neoplasm risk, odds ra…1.10
Overall GI neoplasm risk, 95% CI0.84–1.44
Overall GI neoplasm risk, p-value0.46