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Chemically induced mouse liver tumors are resistant to treatment with atorvastatin.
BMC cancer - 15 Oct 2014
Braeuning Albert, Bucher Philip, Hofmann Ute, Buchmann Albrecht, Schwarz Michael
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BACKGROUND: Atorvastatin is a potent inhibitor of the mevalonate pathway and widely used as a hypolipidemic drug. Some epidemiological studies and animal experiments indicate that the long-term use of atorvastatin and structurally related drugs might be associated with a reduced risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common hepatocellular malignancy in humans. However, the potential of...
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