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. 2022 Dec 16;12(1):289–302. doi: 10.1007/s40120-022-00429-6

Table 1.

Prevalence of malignancies under S1P1-RM treatment

Drug Trials/duration Malignancies prevalence
Fingolimod

[3]

FREEDOMS

24 months

[5]

TRANSFORM

12 months

• 0.5 mg group (n = 429)

 o Basal cell carcinoma, n = 4 (0.9%)

• 1.25 mg group (n = 425)

 o Basal cell carcinoma, n = 1 (0.2%)

 o Breast cancer, n = 1 (0.2%)

 o Malignant melanoma, n = 1 (0.2%)

 o Bowen’s disease, n = 1 (0.2%)

• Placebo group (n = 418)

 o Basal cell carcinoma, n = 3 (0.7%)

 o Breast cancer, n = 3 (0.7%)

 o Malignant melanoma, n = 1 (0.2%)

 o Cervical carcinoma stage 0, endometrial cancer, n = 1 (0.2%)

 o Prostate cancer, n = 1 (0.2%)

• 0.5 mg group (n = 429)

 o Melanocytic nevus, n = 28 (6.5%)

 o Basal cell carcinoma, n = 3 (0.7%)

 o Melanoma (including in situ), n = 3 (0.7%)

 o Breast cancer, n = 2 (0.5%)

• 1.25 mg group (n = 420)

 o Melanocytic nevus, n = 42 (10.0)

 o Basal cell carcinoma, n = 2 (0.5%)

 o Melanoma (including in situ), n = 0

 o Breast cancer, n = 2 (0.5%)

• Interferon beta-1a n = 431

 o Basal cell carcinoma, n = 1 (0.2%)

 o Melanoma (including in situ), n = 0

 o Breast cancer, n = 0

Fingolimod

[7]

INFORMS

36 months

• 0.5 mg group (n = 336)

 o Basal cell carcinoma, n = 14 (4%)

 o Squamous cell carcinoma of skin, n = 6 (2%)

 o Malignant melanoma (including in situ), n = 1 (< 1%)

 o Breast cancer, n = 1 (< 1%)

 o Invasive lobular breast carcinoma, 0

 o Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, 1 (< 1%)

 o Lung neoplasm, malignant, 1 (< 1%)

 o Ovarian cancer, 1 (< 1%)

 o Prostate cancer, 1 (< 1%)

• Placebo group (n = 487)

 o Basal cell carcinoma, n = 9 (2%)

 o Squamous cell carcinoma of skin, n = 1 (< 1%)

 o Malignant melanoma (including in situ), n = 0

 o Breast cancer, n = 0

 o Invasive lobular breast carcinoma, n = 1 (< 1%)

 o Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, n = 0

 o Lung neoplasm, malignant, n = 0

 o Ovarian cancer, n = 0

 o Prostate cancer, n = 1 (< 1%)

Siponimod

[15]

BOLD

24 months

[16]

EXPAND

36 months

• 0.25 mg group (n = 50)

 o None

• 0.5 mg group (n = 29)

 o Cervix neoplasm n = 1, (3.4%)

• 1.25 mg (n = 43)

 o Basal cell carcinoma, n = 1 (2.3%)

• 2 mg (n = 29)

 o None

• 10 mg (n = 33)

 o None

• 0.5 to 2 mg (n = 1099)

 o Skin neoplasms, malignant and unspecified, n = 14 (1%)

 o Basal cell carcinoma, n = 11 (1%)

• Placebo (n = 546)

 o Skin neoplasms, malignant and unspecified, n = 8 (1%)

 o Basal cell carcinoma, n = 6 (1%)

Ozanimod

[17]

RADIANCE

24 months

[18]

SUNBEAM

12 months

• 0.5 mg (n = 439)

 o Malignant melanoma in situ, n = 1 (0.2%)

 o Medulloblastoma, n = 1 (0.2%)

 o Basal cell carcinoma, n = 1 (0.2)

• 1.0 mg (n = 434)

 o Invasive breast carcinoma, n = 1 (0.2%)

 o Keratoacanthoma, n = 1 (0.2%)

 o Basal cell carcinoma, n = 1 (0.2%)

 o Brest cancer, n = 1(0.2%)

• Interferon beta-1a (n = 440)

 o Chronic lymphocytic leukemia, n = 1 (0.2%)

 o Basal cell carcinoma, n = 1 (0.2%)

• 0.5 mg (n = 453)

 o Invasive breast carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma, n = 2 (0.4%)

• 1.0 mg (n = 448)

 o Testicular seminar, n = 1 (0.2%)

• Interferon beta-1a (n = 445)

 o None

Ponesimod

[11]

OPTIMUM

48 months

• Ponesimod 20 mg (n = 565)

 o Skin malignant condition, n = 5 (0.9%)

 o Non skin malignant condition, n = 1 (0.2%)

• Teriflunomide 14 mg (n = 566)

 o Skin malignant condition, n = 1 (0.2%)

 o Non skin malignant condition, n = 1 (0.2%)