Metformin inhibits mammalian target of rapamycin-dependent translation initiation in breast cancer cells.

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Published in Cancer Res on November 15, 2007

Authors

Ryan J O Dowling1, Mahvash Zakikhani, I George Fantus, Michael Pollak, Nahum Sonenberg

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biochemistry, McGill Cancer Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Associated clinical trials:

Metformin Pharmacology in Human Cancers: A Proof of Principle Study | NCT03477162

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