Risk of Cancer Among Pantoprazole Users

Long-Term Prospective Observational Study of the Risk of Cancer Among Pantoprazole Users

The primary objective is to assess whether the risk of gastric cancer is increased in pantoprazole users compared to users of other proton pump inhibitors.

All subjects who met the inclusion criteria were included in the study.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients who have used pantoprazole or other proton pump inhibitors, enrollment in the health maintenance organization for at least 6 months, age 18 years or older.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Use of any proton pump inhibitor before study entry, any cancer diagnosis recorded in the medical history, diagnosis of Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome in medical history.