Statin Use Ameliorates Survival in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma—Data from a Population-Based Cohort Study Applying Propensity Score Matching

Statin Use Ameliorates Survival in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma—Data from a Population-Based Cohort Study Applying Propensity Score Matching

The anti-cancer properties of statins have attracted much attention recently, but little is known about the prognostic role of statins in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). In a retrospective approach, we analyzed a population-based cohort of 602 OSCC patients with primary curative tumor resection...

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Main Authors: Steffen Spoerl, Michael Gerken, René Fischer, Silvia Spoerl, Christian Kirschneck, Stefanie Wolf, Juergen Taxis, Nils Ludwig, Niklas Biermann, Torsten E. Reichert, Gerrit Spanier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:Biomedicines
Subjects:
oral squamous cell carcinoma
OSCC
HNSCC
statin
hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA reductase inhibitor
cardiovascular disease
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/11/2/369

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