Table 2.
Studies evaluating the association between vitamin D metabolites and cancer in humans.
| Reference | Cancer | Calcidiol | Calcitriol |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ma et al. (1998) | Prostate | S | S |
| Jacobs et al. (2011) | Prostate | NS | NS |
| Barnett et al. (2010) | Prostate | S | – |
| Ahn et al. (2009) | Prostate | S | NS |
| Travis et al. (2009) | Prostate | NS | – |
| Robsahm et al. (2004) | Breast | S | – |
| Janowsky et al. (1999) | Breast | NS | S |
| Garland et al. (2007) | Breast | S | – |
| Abbas et al. (2008) | Breast | S | – |
| Mohr et al. (2008) | Breast | S | – |
| Newton-Bishop et al. (2009) | Melanoma | S | – |
| Nürnberg et al. (2009) | Melanoma | S | – |
| Robsahm et al. (2004) | Colon | S | – |
| Yin et al. (2009) | Colon | S | – |
| Jenab et al. (2010) | Colon | S | – |
| Wactawski-Wende et al. (2006) | Colon | NS | – |
| Gorham et al. (2007) | Colon | S | – |
S, statistically significant; NS, not significant; –, not studied.