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Breast CancerNCT02695121

Cancer in Patients on Dapagliflozin and Other Antidiabetic Treatment

An observational study of Breast Cancer and Bladder Cancer, run by AstraZeneca at 4 sites in 3 countries.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The primary objectives of this study are (1) to compare the incidence of breast cancer, by insulin use at cohort entry, among females with type 2 diabetes who are new users of dapagliflozin and females who are new users of antidiabetic drugs (ADs) in classes other than sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2)… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 40 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Breast Cancer, Bladder Cancer
How many people
2,133,575 participants
Where
4 sitesin 3 countries
Study dates
1 Jan 2017to 30 Jan 2025
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 40 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Eligible patients must meet all of the inclusion criteria and none of the exclusion criteria. Comparator patients will be randomly selected in a 4:1 ratio to the dapagliflozin patients.

Who may be able to join

  • patient was newly prescribed dapagliflozin or newly prescribed an AD (with or without other ADs) in a class other than SGLT2 inhibitors, insulin monotherapy, metformin monotherapy, or sulfonylurea monotherapy on the prescription index date
  • patient is aged 40 years or older at cohort entry; and
  • patient was enrolled in the data source for at least 180 days before the prescription index date.

Who cannot join

  • any evidence of diagnosis of type 1 diabetes before cohort entry or use of insulin alone as the first recorded AD;
  • any diagnosis of cancer before cohort entry (other than nonmelanoma skin cancer);
  • any recording of hematuria before cohort entry;
  • any cystoscopy or urine cytology performed before cohort entry;
  • any breast biopsy performed before cohort entry.

Trial locations and contacts

4 sites in 3 countries.

4 sites in 3 countries

United States2 sites
  • Research Site

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia

  • Research Site

    Wilmington, Delaware

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Netherlands1 site
  • Research Site

    Utrecht

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United Kingdom1 site
  • Research Site

    London

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About this study

Official title: Comparison of the Risk of Cancer Between Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Exposed to Dapagliflozin and Those Exposed to Other Antidiabetic Treatments

The primary objectives of this study are (1) to compare the incidence of breast cancer, by insulin use at cohort entry, among females with type 2 diabetes who are new users of dapagliflozin and females who are new users of antidiabetic drugs (ADs) in classes other than sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, insulin monotherapy, metformin monotherapy, or sulfonylurea monotherapy and (2) to compare the incidence of bladder cancer, by insulin use at the index date and by pioglitazone use at the index date, among male and female patients with type 2 diabetes who are new users of dapagliflozin and those who are new users of ADs in classes other than SGLT2 inhibitors, insulin monotherapy, metformin monotherapy, or sulfonylurea monotherapy. Secondary objectives will compare, by insulin use at cohort entry, frequency of several measures of health care use, baseline characteristics, and incidence of selected other cancers in males and females between the two exposure cohorts.

Read the detailed description

This is a multinational cohort database study to estimate the incidence of female breast cancer and bladder cancer, by insulin use at cohort entry, in patients who are prescribed dapagliflozin compared to patients prescribed other specific oral antidiabetic drugs. Dapagliflozin and other antidiabetic drugs are used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus. Because of the mechanism of action for dapagliflozin and results from small safety monitoring studies, there is interest in further evaluating the safety of dapagliflozin in a large populations.

The study will be implemented in four administrative health care data sources in three countries: in the United Kingdom, the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD); in the United States, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare databases and the HealthCore Integrated Research Database (HIRDSM); and, in the Netherlands, the PHARMO Database Network. Individuals in the databases will be included in the study if they meet the following age criteria; 40 years or older (CPRD and PHARMO), 40 to 64 years (HIRD) or 65 years or older (Medicare); and if they did not have type 1 diabetes, were treated with one of the study drugs and meet the criteria of at least 180 days of electronic data before their first prescription of the study drug. The study period starts November 13, 2012 in CPRD, November 1, 2013 in PHARMO and January 9, 2014 in the United States data sources, and will end at the latest available data at each database at the time of analysis

Medical subject headings
Breast Neoplasms, Urinary Bladder Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT02695121
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Female breast cancerfemales with type 2 diabetes who are new users of dapagliflozin and females who are new users of antidiabetic drugs (ADs) in classes other than sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, insulin monotherapy, metformin monotherapy, or sulfonylurea monotherapy
Sex combined bladder cancermale and female patients with type 2 diabetes who are new users of dapagliflozin and those who are new users of ADs in classes other than SGLT2 inhibitors, insulin monotherapy, metformin monotherapy, or sulfonylurea monotherapy
Male bladder cancermale patients with type 2 diabetes who are new users of dapagliflozin and those who are new users of ADs in classes other than SGLT2 inhibitors, insulin monotherapy, metformin monotherapy, or sulfonylurea monotherapy
Female bladder cancerfemale patients with type 2 diabetes who are new users of dapagliflozin and those who are new users of ADs in classes other than SGLT2 inhibitors, insulin monotherapy, metformin monotherapy, or sulfonylurea monotherapy

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Incidence of breast cancer

    Patients will be followed from their index date (date of first study drug prescription or dispensing) until the earliest of occurrence of one of the following: first occurrence of any one of the study endpoints, death, addition of a non-dapagliflozin SGLT2 inhibitor, disenrollment from the study database or transfer out of the GP practice, or end of the study period up to twelve years.

    Measured: Index day up to twelve years

  2. Incidence of bladder cancer

    Patients will be followed from their index date (date of first study drug prescription or dispensing) until the earliest of occurrence of one of the following: first occurrence of any one of the study endpoints, death, addition of a non-dapagliflozin SGLT2 inhibitor, disenrollment from the study database or transfer out of the GP practice, or end of the study period up to twelve years.

    Measured: Index day up to twelve years

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Incidence of compsite cancer outcomes

    Patients will be followed from their index date (date of first study drug prescription or dispensing) until the earliest of occurrence of one of the following: first occurrence of any one of the study endpoints, death, addition of a non-dapagliflozin SGLT2 inhibitor, disenrollment from the study database or transfer out of the GP practice, or end of the study period up to twelve years.

    Measured: Index day up to twelve years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted1 Mar 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study start1 Jan 2017
  3. Primary completion30 Jan 2025
  4. Study completion30 Jan 2025

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrolment
2,133,575 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02695121
Sponsor's protocol ID
D1690R00007
Other IDs
EUPAS12116
Status last verified
Apr 2026
First submitted
18 Feb 2016
Last updated
17 Apr 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: Qualified researchers can request access to anonymized individual patient-level data from AstraZeneca group of companies sponsored clinical trials via the request portal. All request will be evaluated as per the AZ disclosure commitment: https://astrazenecagrouptrials.pharmacm.com/ST/Submission/Disclosure. Yes, indicates that AZ are accepting requests for IPD, but this does not mean all requests will be shared.

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Breast Cancer and Bladder Cancer, run by AstraZeneca at 4 sites in 3 countries.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 Apr 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 4 sites in United States, Netherlands, United Kingdom. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Incidence of breast cancer (time frame: Index day up to twelve years). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 17 Apr 2026.

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