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ArticleOncology letters2015

Impaired glucose metabolism treatment and carcinogenesis.

Artur Matyszewski, Anna Czarnecka, Maciej Kawecki, Piotr Korzeń, Ilan J Safir, Wojciech Kukwa, Cezary Szczylik

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Article in Oncology letters, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 45% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Artur MatyszewskiDepartment of Oncology, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland ; Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Hypertensionr, L. Rydygier Province Hospital, Suwałki, Poland ; Department of Nephrology and Dialysis Center, L. Rydygier Province Hospital, Suwałki, Poland.
Anna CzarneckaDepartment of Oncology, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland.
Maciej KaweckiDepartment of Oncology, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland.
Piotr KorzeńDepartment of Oncology, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland.
Ilan J SafirDepartment of Urology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Wojciech KukwaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Cezary SzczylikDepartment of Oncology, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland.
Wojskowy Instytut Medycyny Lotniczej · PLEmory University · USMedical University of Warsaw · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Carbohydrate metabolism disorders increase the risk of carcinogenesis. Diabetes mellitus alters numerous physiological processes that may encourage cancer growth. However, treating impaired glucose homeostasis may actually promote neoplasia; maintaining proper glucose plasma concentrations reduces metabolic stresses, however, certain medications may themselves result in oncogenic effects. A number of previous studies have demonstrated that metformin reduces the cancer risk. However, the use of sulfonylurea derivatives correlates with an increased risk of developing a malignancy. Another form of treatment, insulin therapy, involves using various forms of insulin that differ in pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics and efficacy. Previous studies have indicated that certain insulin variants also affect the cancer risk. The results from analyses that address the safety of long-lasting insulin types raise the most concern regarding the increased risk of malignancy. Rapid development of novel diabetic medications and their widespread use carries the risk of potentially increased rates of cancer, unnoticeable in limited, randomized, controlled trials. In the present review, the results of clinical and epidemiological studies are evaluated to assess the safety of anti-hyperglycemic medications and their effect on cancer risk and outcomes.

Indexed as

carcinogenesisdiabetesglargineinsulin resistancemetformin

Identifiers

PMID26622538
PMCPMC4509084
OpenAlexW1596660019

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