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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
Volume 107, Issue 9, Pages 1298-1305Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2012.198
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- AGA Research Scholar Award
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Canadian Association of Gastroenterology
- Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada
- Bingham Chair in Gastroenterology
- Abbott Canada
- Prometheus Laboratories
- Axcan Pharma
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OBJECTIVES: Some studies have demonstrated that 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) is associated with a reduced risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, more recent population-based studies suggest no protective association. We conducted a systematic review that focused on non-referral studies to reassess the role of 5-ASA for this indication. METHODS: We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane databases for studies of non-referral populations that assessed the association between 5-ASA use for at least 1 year and colorectal neoplasia between 1966 and 2011 and conducted a quantitative meta-analysis. RESULTS: Four observational studies fulfilled inclusion criteria. The pooled adjusted odds ratio (aOR) was 0.95 (95 % confi dence interval (CI): 0.66-1.38), but there was moderate heterogeneity (I-2= 8.2 %; P=0.07). A sensitivity analysis that included a fifth study in which 5-ASA use was only for a minimum of 3 months yielded a pooled aOR of 0.82 (95 % CI: 0.54-1.26). A series of sensitivity analyses in which each of the four studies was excluded one at a time did not show any significant change in the overall pooled OR. We conducted a separate meta-analysis of nine clinic-based studies, which, in contrast, yielded a pooled OR of 0.58 (95 % CI: 0.45-0.75). CONCLUSIONS: Our meta-analysis yielded inconsistent results that were dependent on the inclusion of either non-referral or clinic-based populations. Based on non-referral studies, there does not seem to be a protective effect of 5-ASA on CRC in IBD. However, heterogeneity among these studies limits their interpretation.
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