The effect of metformin on survival of patients with pancreatic cancer: a meta-analysis

Abstract We conducted a meta-analysis to analyse the effect of metformin on survival of pancreatic cancer patients at various stages. We performed a systematic search of PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, and Web of Science to identify all relevant studies. Summary hazard ratios (HR) of survival and 95% conf...

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Main Authors: Xiaogang Li, Tong Li, Zhiqiang Liu, Shanmiao Gou, Chunyou Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06207-x