Study about the efficacy of metformin to immune function in cancer patients

Mototsugu Watanabe, Hiromasa Yamamoto, Shingo Eikawa, Kazuhiko Shien, Tadahiko Shien, Junichi Sou, Katsuyuki Hotta, Jun Wada, Shiro Hinotsu, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara, Katsuyuki Kiura, Hiroyoshi Doihara, Shinichiro Miyoshi, Heiichiro Udono, Shinichi Toyooka

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Abstract

A study to evaluate the effect of metformin on the immune system was commenced in July 2014. Metformin is one of the most commonly prescribed drugs for type 2 diabetes, and previous studies have reported that metformin has an anti-tumor effect. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of metformin on the immune system in human cancer patients in vivo. The primary outcome parameter will be the rate change in the population of CD8+ T cells, which produce multiple cytokines.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)327-330
Number of pages4
JournalActa Medica Okayama
Volume70
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - 2016

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Metformin
Immune system
Immune System
Neoplasms
T-cells
Medical problems
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Tumors
Cytokines
T-Lymphocytes
Pharmaceutical Preparations
Population

Keywords

  • Cancer immunology
  • CD8 T cells
  • Metformin

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Medicine(all)
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)

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Study about the efficacy of metformin to immune function in cancer patients. / Watanabe, Mototsugu; Yamamoto, Hiromasa; Eikawa, Shingo; Shien, Kazuhiko; Shien, Tadahiko; Sou, Junichi; Hotta, Katsuyuki; Wada, Jun; Hinotsu, Shiro; Fujiwara, Toshiyoshi; Kiura, Katsuyuki; Doihara, Hiroyoshi; Miyoshi, Shinichiro; Udono, Heiichiro; Toyooka, Shinichi.

In: Acta Medica Okayama, Vol. 70, No. 4, 2016, p. 327-330.

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Watanabe, M, Yamamoto, H, Eikawa, S, Shien, K, Shien, T, Sou, J, Hotta, K, Wada, J, Hinotsu, S, Fujiwara, T, Kiura, K, Doihara, H, Miyoshi, S, Udono, H & Toyooka, S 2016, 'Study about the efficacy of metformin to immune function in cancer patients', Acta Medica Okayama, vol. 70, no. 4, pp. 327-330.
Watanabe M, Yamamoto H, Eikawa S, Shien K, Shien T, Sou J et al. Study about the efficacy of metformin to immune function in cancer patients. Acta Medica Okayama. 2016;70(4):327-330.
Watanabe, Mototsugu ; Yamamoto, Hiromasa ; Eikawa, Shingo ; Shien, Kazuhiko ; Shien, Tadahiko ; Sou, Junichi ; Hotta, Katsuyuki ; Wada, Jun ; Hinotsu, Shiro ; Fujiwara, Toshiyoshi ; Kiura, Katsuyuki ; Doihara, Hiroyoshi ; Miyoshi, Shinichiro ; Udono, Heiichiro ; Toyooka, Shinichi. / Study about the efficacy of metformin to immune function in cancer patients. In: Acta Medica Okayama. 2016 ; Vol. 70, No. 4. pp. 327-330.
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