Diabetes Mellitus and Metformin Are Not Associated With Breast Cancer Pathologic Complete Response

Metformin use has been linked to pathologic complete response (pCR) following neoadjuvant chemotherapy for several malignancies. We aimed to investigate the association of diabetes mellitus (DM) and metformin use with pCR in breast cancer.

Source: Journal of Surgical Research - November 27, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Taryn E. Hassinger, Adam C. Berger, Adrienne Christopher, Anne T. Knisely, J. Hunter Mehaffey, David R. Brenin, Anneke T. Schroen, Shayna L. Showalter Source Type: research