Statin improves survival in patients with EGFR-TKI lung cancer: A nationwide population-based study.

Long-term use of statins has been reported to reduce the risk of death in patients with lung cancer. This study investigated the effect of statin use among patients with lung cancer receiving epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKIs) therapy. A nationwide, population-bas...

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Main Authors: Ming-Szu Hung, I-Chuan Chen, Chuan-Pin Lee, Ru-Jiun Huang, Pau-Chung Chen, Ying-Huang Tsai, Yao-Hsu Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5291515?pdf=render