Neoadjuvant metformin added to conventional chemotherapy synergizes anti-proliferative effects in ovarian cancer

• Main Authors: Kuo-Chang Wen (Author), Pi-Lin Sung (Author), Alexander T. H. Wu (Author), Ping-Chieh Chou (Author), Jun-Hung Lin (Author), Chi-Ying F. Huang (Author), Sai-Ching J. Yeung (Author), Mong-Hong Lee (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death among women. Complete cytoreductive surgery followed by platinum-taxene chemotherapy has been the gold standard for a long time. Various compounds have been assessed in an attempt to combine them with conventional chemot...