Metformin exhibits the anti-proliferation and anti-invasion effects in hepatocellular carcinoma cells after insufficient radiofrequency ablation

Abstract Background The mechanisms and prevention of progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after insufficient radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has been preliminarily investigated, therefore, new strategy needs to be investigated to prevent the process. Whether metformin could be used to inhibit...

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Main Authors: Qingyun Zhang, Jian Kong, Shuying Dong, Wenlei Xu, Wenbing Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Cancer Cell International
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12935-017-0418-6