Is it still worth pursuing the repurposing of metformin as a cancer therapeutic?

SR Lord, AL Harris - British Journal of Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Over the past 15 years, there has been great interest in the potential to repurpose the
diabetes drug, metformin, as a cancer treatment. However, despite considerable efforts …

Metformin: activation of 5′ AMP-activated protein kinase and its emerging potential beyond anti-hyperglycemic action

S Goel, R Singh, V Singh, H Singh, P Kumari… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Metformin is a plant-based drug belonging to the class of biguanides and is known to treat
type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The drug, combined with controlling blood glucose levels …

Metformin induces apoptosis and inhibits migration by activating the AMPK/p53 axis and suppressing PI3K/AKT signaling in human cervical cancer cells

YH Chen, SF Yang, CK Yang… - Molecular …, 2021 - spandidos-publications.com
Human cervical cancer is the fourth most common malignancy among women worldwide,
and it is expected to result in 460,000 deaths per year by 2040. Moreover, patients with …

[HTML][HTML] Metformin: current clinical applications in nondiabetic patients with cancer

K Chen, Y Li, Z Guo, Y Zeng, W Zhang… - Aging (Albany NY …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Metformin is one of the most commonly used first-line oral medications for type 2 diabetes
mellitus. Multiple observational studies, reviewed in numerous systematic reviews, have …

Efficacy of metformin therapy in patients with cancer: a meta-analysis of 22 randomised controlled trials

J Wen, Z Yi, Y Chen, J Huang, X Mao, L Zhang, Y Zeng… - BMC medicine, 2022 - Springer
Background To investigate whether metformin monotherapy or adjunctive therapy improves
the prognosis in patients with any type of cancer compared to non-metformin users (age≥ …

Metformin and breast cancer: molecular targets

J Faria, G Negalha, A Azevedo, F Martel - Journal of mammary gland …, 2019 - Springer
Metformin has been the first-line drug for the treatment of type II diabetes mellitus for
decades, being presently the most widely prescribed antihyperglycemic drug. Retrospective …

Targeting cancer and immune cell metabolism with the complex I inhibitors metformin and IACS‐010759

M Pujalte‐Martin, A Belaïd, S Bost, M Kahi… - Molecular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Metformin and IACS‐010759 are two distinct antimetabolic agents. Metformin, an
established antidiabetic drug, mildly inhibits mitochondrial complex I, while IACS‐010759 is …

The effect of metformin on chemotherapy-induced toxicities in non-diabetic breast cancer patients: a randomised controlled study

MA Serageldin, AB Kassem, Y El-Kerm, MW Helmy… - Drug Safety, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background and Objective Breast cancer patients treated with adriamycin-
cyclophosphamide plus paclitaxel (AC-T) are often challenged with serious adverse effects …

Metformin as an adjuvant in breast cancer treatment

MHK Roshan, YK Shing, NP Pace - SAGE open medicine, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Breast cancer is one of the most common malignancies in females. It is an etiologically
complex disease driven by a multitude of cellular pathways. The proliferation and spread of …

Recent advances in novel drug delivery systems and approaches for management of breast cancer: A comprehensive review

U Hani, M Rahamathulla, RA Osmani, HY Kumar… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2020 - Elsevier
Breast Cancer (BC) is a carcinoma of breast tissues, the major recurrent cancer in women
and also the foremost cause of death with approximate 5 million annual deaths worldwide …