Metformin: multi-faceted protection against cancer.

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Published in Oncotarget on December 01, 2011

Authors

Sonia Del Barco1, Alejandro Vazquez-Martin, Sílvia Cufí, Cristina Oliveras-Ferraros, Joaquim Bosch-Barrera, Jorge Joven, Begoña Martin-Castillo, Javier A Menendez

Author Affiliations

1: Medical Oncology, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.

Associated clinical trials:

A Clinical Trial of Metformin to Decrease Glucocorticoids Side Effects in Patients With Autoimmune Uveitis | NCT03525028

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