Association of metformin and statin uses with the prognosis of colon cancer: a meta-analysis
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Metformin and statins are commonly used globally for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus and dyslipidemia, respectively. Recently, multiple novel pathways have been discovered, which may contribute to the treatment of various types of cancer. Several meta-analysis studies have reported that the use of metformin or statins is associated with a lower risk of colon cancer compared to nonusers. In this study, our aim was to perform a meta-analysis and investigate the prognostic roles of these two medications in colon cancer.
METHODS: To identify relevant articles, literature searches were performed in the PubMed and Web of Science databases using a combination of keywords related to metformin, statins and colon cancer prognosis until August 2023. The study utilized STATA 12.0 software (Stata Corporation, College Station, Texas, USA) to compute all the hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) regarding the association between metformin or statin uses and prognostic-related outcomes.
RESULTS: Our analysis revealed that the use of metformin was associated with a significantly lower overall mortality of colon cancer (HR = 0.63; 95% CI = 0.51-0.77; I2 = 94.9%; P < 0.001), as well as lower cancer-specific mortality of colon cancer (HR = 0.68; 95% CI = 0.50-0.94; I2 = 91.9%; P < 0.001). Similarly, the use of statins was also associated with a lower overall mortality of colon cancer (HR = 0.68; 95% CI = 0.60-0.78; I2 = 93.8%; P < 0.001), as well as a…
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