Effect of Metformin Use on Survival in Resectable Pancreatic Cancer: A Single-Institution Experience and Review of the Literature

Observational studies have demonstrated that metformin use in diabetic patients is associated with reduced cancer incidence and mortality. Here, we aimed to determine whether metformin use was associated with improved survival in patients with resected pancreatic cancer. All patients with diabetes w...

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Autores principales: Ambe, Chenwi M., Mahipal, Amit, Fulp, Jimmy, Chen, Lu, Malafa, Mokenge P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4788143/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26967162
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0151632

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4788143/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26967162
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0151632

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