Metformin: A Dual-Role Player in Cancer Treatment and Prevention

MA Galal, M Al-Rimawi, A Hajeer, H Dahman… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Cancer continues to pose a significant global health challenge, as evidenced by the
increasing incidence rates and high mortality rates, despite the advancements made in …

[HTML][HTML] Metformin as anticancer agent and adjuvant in cancer combination therapy: Current progress and future prospect

L Zhu, K Yang, Z Ren, D Yin, Y Zhou - Translational Oncology, 2024 - Elsevier
Metformin, as the preferred antihyperglycemic drug for type 2 diabetes, has been found to
have a significant effect in inhibiting tumor growth in recent years. However, metformin alone …

The Impact of Metformin on the Development of Hypothyroidism and Cardiotoxicity Induced by Cyclophosphamide, Methotrexate, and Fluorouracil in Rats

AH Alhowail, MA Aldubayan - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cyclophosphamide (CYP), methotrexate (MTX), and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) are extensively
utilized in the therapeutic management of various malignancies. It is noteworthy, however …

A randomized controlled study of neoadjuvant metformin with chemotherapy in nondiabetic breast cancer women: The METNEO study

MA Serageldin, NA El‐Bassiouny… - British Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Clinical data demonstrate that metformin exhibits antiproliferative, proapoptotic and
antimetastatic actions. Here, correlative molecular studies were undertaken to determine the …

Clinical significance of lipid pathway-targeted therapy in breast cancer

D Li, P Jin, Y Cai, S Wu, X Guo, Z Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2025 - frontiersin.org
Globally, breast cancer represents the most common cancer and the primary cause of death
by cancer in women. Lipids are crucial in human physiology, serving as vital energy …

Anti-Diabetic Therapies and Cancer: From Bench to Bedside

D Kounatidis, NG Vallianou, I Karampela, E Rebelos… - Biomolecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a significant risk factor for various cancers, with the impact of anti-
diabetic therapies on cancer progression differing across malignancies. Among these …

An anti-neoplastic tale of metformin through its transport

FK Bhati, MK Bhat - Life Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Metformin is an attractive candidate drug among all the repurposed drugs for cancer.
Extensive preclinical and clinical research has evaluated its efficacy in cancer therapy …

Metformin and Breast Cancer: Current Findings and Future Perspectives from Preclinical and Clinical Studies

KA Corleto, JL Strandmo, ED Giles - Pharmaceuticals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Over the last several decades, a growing body of research has investigated the potential to
repurpose the anti-diabetic drug metformin for breast cancer prevention and/or treatment …

The intersection of heart failure and cancer in women: a review

S Tyebally, CH Sia, D Chen, A Abiodun… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Cancer and cardiovascular disease represent the two leading causes of morbidity and
mortality worldwide. Women continue to enjoy a greater life expectancy than men. However …

Evaluating biomarkers in canine cytotoxic interface dermatitis reactions to account for clinical and histopathological similarities and differences

S Kannan, NB Wong, GE Ryan, NER James… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2025 - frontiersin.org
Cytotoxic interface dermatitis (CID) is a pattern reaction predominantly at the dermo-
epidermal junction that encapsulates numerous chronic non-communicable inflammatory …