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ArticleMolecular and clinical oncology2017

Efficacy of metformin for advanced-stage endometrial cancer: A case report.

Emi Sato, Kentaro Nakayama, Kohei Nakamura, Noriyoshi Ishikawa, Masako Ishikawa, Toshiko Minamoto, Tomoka Ishibashi, Satoru Kyo

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Article in Molecular and clinical oncology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Emi SatoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Shimane University School of Medicine, Izumo, Shimane 6938501, Japan.
Kentaro NakayamaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Shimane University School of Medicine, Izumo, Shimane 6938501, Japan.
Kohei NakamuraDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Shimane University School of Medicine, Izumo, Shimane 6938501, Japan.
Noriyoshi IshikawaDepartment of Organ Pathology, Shimane University School of Medicine, Izumo, Shimane 6938501, Japan.
Masako IshikawaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Shimane University School of Medicine, Izumo, Shimane 6938501, Japan.
Toshiko MinamotoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Shimane University School of Medicine, Izumo, Shimane 6938501, Japan.
Tomoka IshibashiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Shimane University School of Medicine, Izumo, Shimane 6938501, Japan.
Satoru KyoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Shimane University School of Medicine, Izumo, Shimane 6938501, Japan.
Shimane University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The paradigm of obesity, diabetes mellitus and insulin resistance possibly plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of endometrial cancer (EC). Impaired glucose tolerance and insulin resistance may play a direct or facilitating role in the neoplastic transformation of the endometrium, whereas antidiabetic therapy, particularly with metformin, has been suggested to inhibit EC progression. We herein present the case of a patient with EC who received metformin monotherapy due to complications after undergoing surgery. At 45 months after the introduction of metformin treatment, the patient had no complaints and continued receiving metformin without signs of tumor recurrence. As metformin is widely used among diabetic patients and in ongoing clinical trials in cancer patients, the aforementioned results deserve further clinical investigation.

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endometrial cancermetformin

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PMID28451430
PMCPMC5403349
OpenAlexW2574451437

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