Impact of Statin Use on Survival in Patients Undergoing Resection for Early-Stage Pancreatic Cancer

U. Wu, Bechien; I. Chang, Jonathan; Y. Jeon, Christie; J. Pandol, Stephen; Z. Huang, Brian; Ngor, Eunis; DiFronzo, A.L.; Cooper, Robert

doi:10.1038/ajg.2015.217

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Impact of Statin Use on Survival in Patients Undergoing Resection for Early-Stage Pancreatic Cancer

Published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology • Jul 21, 2015

Authors:

Bechien U. Wu

Jonathan I. Chang

Christie Y. Jeon

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: It has been suggested that statins exert potential anti-tumor effects. The relationship between statin use and outcomes in pancreatic cancer is controversial. We hypothesized that statin use at baseline would impact survival among patients with early-stage pancreatic cancer and that the ...

Subject

Medicine

Statin

Simvastatin

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