Obesity-Specific Association of Statin Use and Reduced Risk of Recurrence of Early Stage NSCLC

Introduction: Statins, used for their lipid-lowering activity, have anti-inflammatory and anticancer properties as well. We evaluated this potential benefit of statin use in patients with NSCLC. Methods: All 613 patients with pathologic stage 1 or 2 NSCLC who had lobectomy without neoadjuvant therap...

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Published in:JTO Clinical and Research Reports
Main Authors: Santosh K. Patnaik, MD, PhD, Cara Petrucci, PhD, Joseph Barbi, PhD, Robert J. Seager, PhD, Sarabjot Pabla, PhD, Sai Yendamuri, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Subjects:
Body mass index
Lung cancer
Obesity
Statin
Tumor immunity
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666364321001132

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