Of some relevance is the interim analysis data from the ongoing case-control study of the progestogen releasing contraceptive IUD (Mirena) (ICPE meeting report, 2008).

Malignancies and lymphoproliferative disorders In the controlled portions of clinical studies of TNF-blocking agents, more cases of malignancies including lymphoma have been observed among patients receiving a TNF blocker compared with control patients.

Based on this case assignment, the analysis excluded 3 CIN2+ cases (2 in the vaccine group and 1 in the control group) which were not considered to be causally associated with HPV-16 or HPV-18 infections acquired during the trial.

During the main study, 49 cases of infection due to the serotypes 4, 6B, 9V, 14, 18C, 19F and 23F of S. pneumoniae were seen among the infants who received the control vaccine, compared with three cases among the infants vaccinated with Prevenar.

721 cancer patients receiving non-platinum chemotherapy were included in three placebo-controlled studies, 389 patients with haematological malignancies (221 multiple myeloma, 144 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and 24 other haematological malignancies) and 332 with solid tumours (172 breast, 64 gynaecological, 23 lung, 22 prostate, 21 gastrointestinal, and 30 other tumour types).

In controlled and open label studies with Humira, serious infections (including fatal infections, which occurred rarely) have been reported, which include reports of tuberculosis (including miliary and extra-pulmonary locations) and invasive opportunistic infections (e. g. disseminated or extrapulmonary histoplasmosis,, blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis, pneumocystis, candidiasis, aspergillosis and listeriosis).