Is There a Role for Statins and Metformin in Cancer Therapy?

Am J Clin Oncol. 2020 Dec 1;43(12):833-835. doi: 10.1097/COC.0000000000000756.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Atorvastatin / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / administration & dosage
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • Kallikreins / metabolism
  • Male
  • Metformin / administration & dosage
  • Metformin / therapeutic use*
  • Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • PC-3 Cells
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen / metabolism

Substances

  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
  • Metformin
  • Atorvastatin
  • KLK3 protein, human
  • Kallikreins
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen