Metformin : review of epidemiology and mechanisms of action in pancreatic cancer

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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma continues to be a lethal disease, for which efficient treatment options are very limited. Increasing efforts have been taken to understand how to prevent or intercept this disease at an early stage. There is convincing evidence from epidemiologic and preclinical studies that the antidiabetic drug metformin possesses beneficial effects in pancreatic cancer, including reducing the risk of developing the disease and improving survival in patients with early-stage disease. This review will summarize the current literature about the epidemiological data on metformin and pancreatic cancer as well as describe the preclinical evidence illustrating the anticancer effects of metformin in pancreatic cancer. Underlying mechanisms and targets of metformin will also be discussed. These include direct effects on transformed pancreatic epithelial cells and indirect, systemic effects on extra-pancreatic tissues.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:40

Enthalten in:

Cancer metastasis reviews - 40(2021), 3 vom: 17. Sept., Seite 865-878

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Eibl, Guido [VerfasserIn]
Rozengurt, Enrique [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9100L32L2N
Epidemiology
Hypoglycemic Agents
Journal Article
Mechanisms
Metformin
Pancreatic cancer
Preclinical studies
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Review

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Date Completed 30.12.2021

Date Revised 02.09.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s10555-021-09977-z

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM326898158