Metformin synergistically enhances antiproliferative effects of cisplatin and etoposide in NCI-H460 human lung cancer cells

OBJECTIVE: To test the effectiveness of combining conventional antineoplastic drugs (cisplatin and etoposide) with metformin in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer in the NCI-H460 cell line, in order to develop new therapeutic options with high efficacy and low toxicity.METHODS: We used the...

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Main Authors: Sarah Fernandes Teixeira, Isabella dos Santos Guimarães, Klesia Pirola Madeira, Renata Dalmaschio Daltoé, Ian Victor Silva, Leticia Batista Azevedo Rangel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2013-12-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132013000600644&lng=en&tlng=en