Study identification

EU PAS number

EUPAS3255

Study ID

8912

Official title and acronym

Incretin-based therapies and Pancreatic Cancer risk in Medicare enrollees – new user protocol

DARWIN EU® study

No

Study countries

United States

Study description

This will be a retrospective cohort study using a new-user active comparator design on Medicare Part A, B and D claims data from 2006-2010. The study population consists of Medicare enrollees initiating Incretin-based drugs (IBRx) or other antidiabetic drugs (CompRx). Newusers of IBRx and CompRx will be compared with respect to incidence of pancreatic cancer (primary outcome) and incidence of mortality due to pancreatic cancer (secondary outcome) adjusted for baseline information collected prior to drug initiation. Given the FDA signal about increased pancreatic cancer reporting with IBRx, it is possible that IBRx new-users are subjected to increased screening and there is increased/earlier detection of pancreatic cancer in the IBRx group compared to the CompRx group. We will therefore evaluate and quantify the use of diagnostic procedures that may lead to a preclinical diagnosis of pancreatic cancer among new users of IBRx and CompRx in the 6 month period before and after the start of drug therapy.

Study status

Finalised
Research institutions and networks

Institutions

Department of Epidemiology

Contact details

Til Stürmer

Primary lead investigator

Study timelines

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Sources of funding
Other

More details on funding

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Clinical and Translational Science Awards (UNC-CTSA)
Regulatory

Was the study required by a regulatory body?

No

Is the study required by a Risk Management Plan (RMP)?

Not applicable