Anti-epileptic drugs and prostate cancer-specific mortality compared to non-users of anti-epileptic drugs in the Finnish Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer.

Jukka K SalminenAino MehtolaKirsi TalalaKimmo TaariJussi MäkinenJukka PeltolaTeuvo L J TammelaAnssi AuvinenTeemu J Murtola

Published in: British journal of cancer (2022)

AED usage is associated with elevated PCa mortality compared to non-users, likely reflecting the differences between men with epilepsy and those without. No benefit was observed from HDACi drugs compared to other AEDs.

Keyphrases

prostate cancer
radical prostatectomy
cardiovascular events
risk factors
type diabetes