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Metformin suppresses tumor angiogenesis and enhances the chemosensitivity of gemcitabine in a genetically engineered mouse model of pancreatic cancer.
Life sciences - 1 Sept 2018
Qian Weikun, Li Jie, Chen Ke, Jiang Zhengdong, Cheng Liang, Zhou Cancan, Yan Bin, Cao Junyu, Ma Qingyong, Duan Wanxing
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AIMS: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most malignant diseases and has few effective and reliable therapeutic strategies. The anti-tumor effect of metformin is widely known, however, there is only limited evidence regarding the anti-angiogenesis effect and chemosensitization of metformin and its underlying mechanisms in PDAC. MAIN METHODS: In the present study, we adopted a spontaneous PDAC...
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