N-Nitrosodimethylamine-Contaminated Valsartan and the Risk of Cancer —A Longitudinal Cohort Study Based on German Health Insurance Data

CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that the consumption of NDMA-contaminated valsartan is associated with a mildly increased risk of hepatic cancer, but no association was found with the risk of cancer overall. Close observation of the potential long-term effects of NDMAcontaminated valsartan seems advisable.PMID:33632389 | DOI:10.3238/arztebl.m2021.0129

Source: Deutsches Arzteblatt International - February 26, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Willy Gomm Christoph R öthlein Katrin Sch üssel Gabriela Br ückner Helmut Schr öder Steffen Hess Roland Fr ötschl Karl Broich Britta Haenisch Source Type: research