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metformin and Thyroid Neoplasms

metformin has been researched along with Thyroid Neoplasms in 34 studies

Metformin: A biguanide hypoglycemic agent used in the treatment of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus not responding to dietary modification. Metformin improves glycemic control by improving insulin sensitivity and decreasing intestinal absorption of glucose. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p289)
metformin : A member of the class of guanidines that is biguanide the carrying two methyl substituents at position 1.

Thyroid Neoplasms: Tumors or cancer of the THYROID GLAND.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"To evaluate the role of metformin on thyroid cancer risk in patients with acromegaly."8.12Effect of metformin on thyroid cancer risk in patients with acromegaly: A preliminary observational study. ( Bektas, AB; Durcan, E; Guzel, SS; Kadioglu, P; Ozkaya, HM; Sahin, S; Sulu, C; Tay, K, 2022)
"We investigated the effect of metformin on growth of differentiated human thyroid cells, anaplastic thyroid carcinoma cells, a doxorubicin-resistant thyroid carcinoma cell line, and thyroid cancer stem cells."7.78Metformin inhibits growth of thyroid carcinoma cells, suppresses self-renewal of derived cancer stem cells, and potentiates the effect of chemotherapeutic agents. ( Chen, G; Derwahl, M; Renko, K; Xu, S, 2012)
"Metformin is a widely used drug to treat patients with type II diabetes."5.43Metformin blocks progression of obesity-activated thyroid cancer in a mouse model. ( Cheng, SY; Enomoto, K; Kim, WG; Park, J; Willingham, M; Zhao, L, 2016)
"Metformin is a synthetic biguanide that improves insulin sensitivity and reduces hepatic gluconeogenesis."5.22Metformin in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: Molecular Pathways and Its Clinical Implications. ( Ferreira-Hermosillo, A; García-Sáenz, M; Lobaton-Ginsberg, M, 2022)
"To evaluate the role of metformin on thyroid cancer risk in patients with acromegaly."4.12Effect of metformin on thyroid cancer risk in patients with acromegaly: A preliminary observational study. ( Bektas, AB; Durcan, E; Guzel, SS; Kadioglu, P; Ozkaya, HM; Sahin, S; Sulu, C; Tay, K, 2022)
"Sorafenib, a multikinase inhibitor has recently been approved for the treatment of radio-iodine refractory thyroid carcinoma."3.81Synergistic anti-proliferative effect of metformin and sorafenib on growth of anaplastic thyroid cancer cells and their stem cells. ( Chen, G; Derwahl, M; Nicula, D; Renko, K, 2015)
"We investigated the effect of metformin on growth of differentiated human thyroid cells, anaplastic thyroid carcinoma cells, a doxorubicin-resistant thyroid carcinoma cell line, and thyroid cancer stem cells."3.78Metformin inhibits growth of thyroid carcinoma cells, suppresses self-renewal of derived cancer stem cells, and potentiates the effect of chemotherapeutic agents. ( Chen, G; Derwahl, M; Renko, K; Xu, S, 2012)
"Metformin has been suggested to reduce thyroid cancer incidence and to improve thyroid cancer prognosis."2.82Metformin and thyroid carcinoma incidence and prognosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. ( Chen, Z; Luo, J; Wang, Z; Xun, P; Zhang, Y, 2022)
"Anaplastic cancer constitutes 1% of thyroid cancers, and it is one of the most aggressive cancers."1.56Effects of metformin and pioglitazone combination on apoptosis and AMPK/mTOR signaling pathway in human anaplastic thyroid cancer cells. ( Biray Avci, C; Caliskan Kurt, C; Erdogan, M; Gunduz, C; Ozdemir Kutbay, N; Sarer Yurekli, B; Shademan, B, 2020)
"Metformin promotes a proinflammatory phenotype by blocking anti-inflammatory cytokine response, whereas rapamycin reduces production of proinflammatory cytokines."1.51Effect of PTEN inactivating germline mutations on innate immune cell function and thyroid cancer-induced macrophages in patients with PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome. ( Hoogerbrugge, N; Netea, MG; Netea-Maier, RT; Rabold, K; Sloot, YJE; Smit, JWA, 2019)
"Thyroid cancer is among the most common types of malignant tumor of the endocrine system."1.51Metformin induces TPC-1 cell apoptosis through endoplasmic reticulum stress-associated pathways in vitro and in vivo. ( Chen, K; Li, R; Qi, L; Song, S; Ye, J; Zhai, W; Zhou, C, 2019)
"Metformin users were categorized into lowest, middle, and highest tertiles according to cumulative dose or duration of metformin therapy."1.48Protective Effect of Metformin Against Thyroid Cancer Development: A Population-Based Study in Korea. ( Cho, YY; Chung, JH; Hahm, JR; Jung, JH; Kang, MJ; Kim, SK; Kim, SW; Kim, TH; Lee, BW; Lee, YH; Nam, JY; Song, SO, 2018)
"Anaplastic thyroid cancer cells were treated with 0-60 mM metformin for 24, 48 and 72 h."1.48Effects of metformin on the PI3K/AKT/FOXO1 pathway in anaplastic thyroid Cancer cell lines. ( Azizi, F; Hedayati, M; Mohammadi-Yeganeh, S; Nozhat, Z; Zarkesh, M, 2018)
"131I treatment (tx) of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is associated with hematopoietic toxicity."1.43Metformin Attenuates 131I-Induced Decrease in Peripheral Blood Cells in Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer. ( Bikas, A; Burman, KD; Desale, S; Jensen, K; Mete, M; Patel, A; Van Nostrand, D; Vasko, V; Wartofsky, L, 2016)
"Metformin is a widely used drug to treat patients with type II diabetes."1.43Metformin blocks progression of obesity-activated thyroid cancer in a mouse model. ( Cheng, SY; Enomoto, K; Kim, WG; Park, J; Willingham, M; Zhao, L, 2016)
"Metformin displays both direct and indirect anti-tumor effects."1.42Metformin reverts the secretion of CXCL8 induced by TNF-α in primary cultures of human thyroid cells: an additional indirect anti-tumor effect of the drug. ( Chiovato, L; Coperchini, F; Magri, F; Pignatti, P; Rotondi, M, 2015)
"Metformin inhibits thyroid cancer cell growth."1.42Glucose-deprivation increases thyroid cancer cells sensitivity to metformin. ( Bikas, A; Boyle, L; Burman, KD; Costello, J; Hoperia, V; Jensen, K; Klubo-Gwiezdzinska, J; Larin, O; McDaniel, D; Patel, A; Vasko, V; Wartofsky, L, 2015)
"Cases had a first-time diagnosis of thyroid cancer, six controls per case were matched on age, sex, calendar time, general practice, and number of years of active history in the database prior to the index date."1.42No evidence for a decreased risk of thyroid cancer in association with use of metformin or other antidiabetic drugs: a case-control study. ( Becker, C; Bodmer, M; Jick, SS; Meier, CR, 2015)
"Oral metformin treatment via drinking water significantly delayed tumor growth in both tumor development model and established tumor models."1.40Therapeutic potential of metformin in papillary thyroid cancer in vitro and in vivo. ( Cho, SW; Han, SK; Kim, YA; Oh, BC; Park, DJ; Park, YJ; Sun, HJ; Yi, KH, 2014)
"780), and all categories of the dose-response parameters showed significantly lower risk with P-trends < 0."1.40Metformin reduces thyroid cancer risk in Taiwanese patients with type 2 diabetes. ( Tseng, CH, 2014)
"Treatment with metformin was associated with inhibition of mTOR/p70S6K/pS6 signaling and downregulation of pERK in both TT and MZ-CRC-1 cells."1.38Metformin inhibits growth and decreases resistance to anoikis in medullary thyroid cancer cells. ( Bauer, A; Burman, KD; Costello, J; Hoperia, V; Jensen, K; Klubo-Gwiezdzinska, J; Patel, A; Vasko, V; Wartofsky, L, 2012)

Research

Studies (34)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's25 (73.53)24.3611
2020's9 (26.47)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Zhang, X2
Ogihara, T1
Zhu, M1
Gantumur, D1
Li, Y1
Mizoi, K1
Kamioka, H1
Tsushima, Y1
Durai, L1
Ravindran, S1
Arvind, K1
Karunagaran, D1
Vijayalakshmi, R1
Yu, Y1
Feng, C1
Kuang, J1
Guo, L1
Guan, H1
García-Sáenz, M1
Lobaton-Ginsberg, M1
Ferreira-Hermosillo, A1
Sulu, C1
Bektas, AB1
Guzel, SS1
Tay, K1
Sahin, S1
Durcan, E1
Ozkaya, HM1
Kadioglu, P1
Wang, Z1
Luo, J1
Zhang, Y2
Xun, P1
Chen, Z1
Li, H1
Chen, Y1
Hu, L1
Yang, W1
Gao, Z1
Liu, M1
Tao, H1
Li, J2
Ouyang, J1
Feng, Y1
Liu, Y1
Li, S2
Wang, J1
Tan, L1
Zou, L1
Ozdemir Kutbay, N1
Biray Avci, C1
Sarer Yurekli, B1
Caliskan Kurt, C1
Shademan, B1
Gunduz, C1
Erdogan, M1
Kim, SH1
Kang, JG1
Kim, CS1
Ihm, SH1
Choi, MG1
Yoo, HJ1
Lee, SJ1
Thakur, S1
Daley, B1
Gaskins, K1
Vasko, VV1
Boufraqech, M1
Patel, D1
Sourbier, C1
Reece, J1
Cheng, SY3
Kebebew, E1
Agarwal, S1
Klubo-Gwiezdzinska, J4
Dong, LR1
Wang, X1
Hu, K1
Xiong, YJ1
Li, M1
Tang, H1
Liu, AD1
Song, XD1
Cho, YY1
Kang, MJ1
Kim, SK1
Jung, JH1
Hahm, JR1
Kim, TH1
Nam, JY1
Lee, BW1
Lee, YH1
Chung, JH1
Song, SO1
Kim, SW1
Park, S1
Willingham, MC1
Qi, J1
Noh, Y1
Jeon, SM1
Shin, S1
Nozhat, Z1
Mohammadi-Yeganeh, S1
Azizi, F1
Zarkesh, M1
Hedayati, M1
Sloot, YJE1
Rabold, K1
Netea, MG1
Smit, JWA1
Hoogerbrugge, N1
Netea-Maier, RT1
Ye, J1
Qi, L1
Chen, K1
Li, R1
Song, S1
Zhou, C1
Zhai, W1
Schlechte, JA1
Costello, J3
Patel, A4
Bauer, A2
Jensen, K4
Mete, M2
Burman, KD4
Wartofsky, L4
Vasko, V4
Mousavi, Z1
Dourandish, L1
Rokni, H1
Sadeghi, R1
Rasoul Zakavi, S1
Cho, SW1
Yi, KH1
Han, SK1
Sun, HJ1
Kim, YA1
Oh, BC1
Park, YJ1
Park, DJ1
Tseng, CH1
Rotondi, M1
Coperchini, F1
Pignatti, P1
Magri, F1
Chiovato, L1
Chen, G2
Nicula, D1
Renko, K2
Derwahl, M2
Han, B1
Cui, H1
Kang, L1
Jin, Z1
Lu, L1
Fan, Z1
Kannan, S1
Nasr, C1
Hanly, EK1
Bednarczyk, RB1
Tuli, NY1
Moscatello, AL1
Halicka, HD1
Geliebter, J1
Darzynkiewicz, Z1
Tiwari, RK1
Bikas, A2
McDaniel, D1
Larin, O1
Hoperia, V2
Boyle, L1
Becker, C1
Jick, SS1
Meier, CR1
Bodmer, M1
Van Nostrand, D1
Desale, S1
Park, J1
Kim, WG1
Zhao, L1
Enomoto, K1
Willingham, M1
Xu, S1

Clinical Trials (1)

Trial Overview

TrialPhaseEnrollmentStudy TypeStart DateStatus
Efficacy of Metformin Versus Sitagliptin on Benign Thyroid Nodules Size in Type 2 Diabetes: a 2-years Prospective Multicentric Study[NCT04298684]Phase 490 participants (Anticipated)Interventional2021-01-01Not yet recruiting
[information is prepared from clinicaltrials.gov, extracted Sep-2024]

Reviews

5 reviews available for metformin and Thyroid Neoplasms

ArticleYear
Effect of metformin on
    The British journal of radiology, 2022, Feb-01, Volume: 95, Issue:1130

    Topics: Animals; Breast Neoplasms; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular; Colonic Neoplasms; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2;

2022
Metformin in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: Molecular Pathways and Its Clinical Implications.
    Biomolecules, 2022, 04-14, Volume: 12, Issue:4

    Topics: Adenocarcinoma; Cell Cycle; Cell Proliferation; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Humans; Insulin Resistanc

2022
Metformin and thyroid carcinoma incidence and prognosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
    PloS one, 2022, Volume: 17, Issue:7

    Topics: Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Humans; Hypoglycemic Agents; Incidence; Metformin; Thyroid Neoplasms

2022
Will metformin use lead to a decreased risk of thyroid cancer? A systematic review and meta-analyses.
    European journal of medical research, 2023, Sep-29, Volume: 28, Issue:1

    Topics: China; Humans; Metformin; Risk; Thyroid Neoplasms

2023
Should we be concerned about thyroid cancer in patients taking glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists?
    Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine, 2015, Volume: 82, Issue:3

    Topics: Animals; Blood Glucose; Contraindications; Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental; Diabetes Mellitus, Type

2015

Trials

1 trial available for metformin and Thyroid Neoplasms

ArticleYear
Effects of short-term metformin therapy associated with levothyroxine dose decrement on TSH and thyroid hormone levels in patients with thyroid cancer.
    Minerva endocrinologica, 2014, Volume: 39, Issue:1

    Topics: Adenocarcinoma, Follicular; Adult; Body Weight; Carcinoma, Papillary; Dose-Response Relationship, Dr

2014

Other Studies

28 other studies available for metformin and Thyroid Neoplasms

ArticleYear
Synergistic effect of metformin and vemurufenib (PLX4032) as a molecular targeted therapy in anaplastic thyroid cancer: an in vitro study.
    Molecular biology reports, 2021, Volume: 48, Issue:11

    Topics: Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Cell Line, Tumor; Drug Synergism; Humans; Metformin;

2021
Metformin exerts an antitumoral effect on papillary thyroid cancer cells through altered cell energy metabolism and sensitized by BACH1 depletion.
    Endocrine, 2022, Volume: 76, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Movement; Cell Prolifera

2022
Effect of metformin on thyroid cancer risk in patients with acromegaly: A preliminary observational study.
    Growth hormone & IGF research : official journal of the Growth Hormone Research Society and the International IGF Research Society, 2022, Volume: 66

    Topics: Acromegaly; Adult; Case-Control Studies; Humans; Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; Metformin; Thyroid Ne

2022
Integration of metabolomics and transcriptomics reveals metformin suppresses thyroid cancer progression via inhibiting glycolysis and restraining DNA replication.
    Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie, 2023, Volume: 168

    Topics: Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Proliferation; DNA Replication; Gene Expression Profiling; Glycolysis; Humans

2023
Effects of metformin and pioglitazone combination on apoptosis and AMPK/mTOR signaling pathway in human anaplastic thyroid cancer cells.
    Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology, 2020, Volume: 34, Issue:10

    Topics: AMP-Activated Protein Kinases; Apoptosis; Cell Line, Tumor; Drug Therapy, Combination; Gene Expressi

2020
Synergistic cytotoxicity of the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV inhibitor gemigliptin with metformin in thyroid carcinoma cells.
    Endocrine, 2018, Volume: 59, Issue:2

    Topics: AMP-Activated Protein Kinases; Cell Death; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Movement; Cell Proliferation; Cell

2018
Metformin Targets Mitochondrial Glycerophosphate Dehydrogenase to Control Rate of Oxidative Phosphorylation and Growth of Thyroid Cancer
    Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, 2018, 08-15, Volume: 24, Issue:16

    Topics: Animals; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Proliferation; Glycerolphosphate Dehydrogenase; Glycolysis; Heterogr

2018
[Effects of metformin on papillary thyroid carcinoma in nude rats model].
    Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology, head, and neck surgery, 2018, Volume: 32, Issue:7

    Topics: Animals; Antineoplastic Agents; Apoptosis; Carcinoma, Papillary; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Proliferatio

2018
Protective Effect of Metformin Against Thyroid Cancer Development: A Population-Based Study in Korea.
    Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association, 2018, Volume: 28, Issue:7

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Databases, Factual; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Female; Humans; Hypog

2018
Metformin and JQ1 synergistically inhibit obesity-activated thyroid cancer.
    Endocrine-related cancer, 2018, Volume: 25, Issue:10

    Topics: Animals; Antineoplastic Agents; Azepines; Cell Proliferation; Diet, High-Fat; Disease Models, Animal

2018
Association between glucose-lowering treatment and cancer metastasis among patients with preexisting type 2 diabetes and incident malignancy.
    International journal of cancer, 2019, 04-01, Volume: 144, Issue:7

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cohort Studies; Comorbidity; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Dipeptidyl-P

2019
Effects of metformin on the PI3K/AKT/FOXO1 pathway in anaplastic thyroid Cancer cell lines.
    Daru : journal of Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2018, Volume: 26, Issue:2

    Topics: Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Movement; Cell Proliferation; Cell Survival; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug

2018
Effect of PTEN inactivating germline mutations on innate immune cell function and thyroid cancer-induced macrophages in patients with PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome.
    Oncogene, 2019, Volume: 38, Issue:19

    Topics: Adult; beta-Glucans; Case-Control Studies; Cell Line, Tumor; Coculture Techniques; Cytokines; Germ-L

2019
Metformin induces TPC-1 cell apoptosis through endoplasmic reticulum stress-associated pathways in vitro and in vivo.
    International journal of oncology, 2019, Volume: 55, Issue:1

    Topics: Animals; Apoptosis; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Proliferation; Endoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone BiP; Endop

2019
Update in endocrinology: evidence published in 2012.
    Annals of internal medicine, 2013, Jun-04, Volume: 158, Issue:11

    Topics: Biliopancreatic Diversion; Bone Density; Bone Density Conservation Agents; Bone Diseases, Metabolic;

2013
Treatment with metformin is associated with higher remission rate in diabetic patients with thyroid cancer.
    The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 2013, Volume: 98, Issue:8

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Cell Movement; Cell Proliferation; Diabetes Mellitus; Disease-Free Survival; Female; Hu

2013
Therapeutic potential of metformin in papillary thyroid cancer in vitro and in vivo.
    Molecular and cellular endocrinology, 2014, Aug-05, Volume: 393, Issue:1-2

    Topics: Animals; Antineoplastic Agents; Apoptosis; Blotting, Western; Carcinoma; Carcinoma, Papillary; Cells

2014
Metformin reduces thyroid cancer risk in Taiwanese patients with type 2 diabetes.
    PloS one, 2014, Volume: 9, Issue:10

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Asian People; Databases, Factual; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Female;

2014
Metformin reverts the secretion of CXCL8 induced by TNF-α in primary cultures of human thyroid cells: an additional indirect anti-tumor effect of the drug.
    The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 2015, Volume: 100, Issue:3

    Topics: Antineoplastic Agents; Carcinoma; Carcinoma, Papillary; Cell Death; Cell Proliferation; Cells, Cultu

2015
Synergistic anti-proliferative effect of metformin and sorafenib on growth of anaplastic thyroid cancer cells and their stem cells.
    Oncology reports, 2015, Volume: 33, Issue:4

    Topics: Antineoplastic Agents; Apoptosis; Carcinoma; Cell Cycle Checkpoints; Cell Line, Tumor; Dose-Response

2015
Metformin inhibits thyroid cancer cell growth, migration, and EMT through the mTOR pathway.
    Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine, 2015, Volume: 36, Issue:8

    Topics: Animals; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Movement; Cell Proliferation; Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition; Gen

2015
mTOR inhibitors sensitize thyroid cancer cells to cytotoxic effect of vemurafenib.
    Oncotarget, 2015, Nov-24, Volume: 6, Issue:37

    Topics: Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; Apoptosis; Blotting, Western; Cell Line, Tumor; Cell Survival; Drug Res

2015
Glucose-deprivation increases thyroid cancer cells sensitivity to metformin.
    Endocrine-related cancer, 2015, Volume: 22, Issue:6

    Topics: Adenocarcinoma, Follicular; AMP-Activated Protein Kinases; Apoptosis; Carcinoma, Papillary; Carrier

2015
No evidence for a decreased risk of thyroid cancer in association with use of metformin or other antidiabetic drugs: a case-control study.
    BMC cancer, 2015, Oct-16, Volume: 15

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Case-Control Studies; Diabetes Mellitus; Female; Humans; Hypoglycemi

2015
Metformin Attenuates 131I-Induced Decrease in Peripheral Blood Cells in Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer.
    Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association, 2016, Volume: 26, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Blood Platelets; Bone Marrow Cells; Erythrocyte Count; Female; Hemoglobins; Humans; Hyp

2016
Metformin blocks progression of obesity-activated thyroid cancer in a mouse model.
    Oncotarget, 2016, Jun-07, Volume: 7, Issue:23

    Topics: Adenocarcinoma, Follicular; Anaplasia; Animals; Antineoplastic Agents; Cell Proliferation; Diet, Hig

2016
Metformin inhibits growth of thyroid carcinoma cells, suppresses self-renewal of derived cancer stem cells, and potentiates the effect of chemotherapeutic agents.
    The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 2012, Volume: 97, Issue:4

    Topics: Adenocarcinoma, Follicular; Animals; Antineoplastic Agents; Apoptosis; Carcinoma; Cell Cycle; Cell D

2012
Metformin inhibits growth and decreases resistance to anoikis in medullary thyroid cancer cells.
    Endocrine-related cancer, 2012, Volume: 19, Issue:3

    Topics: AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases; Anoikis; Antineoplastic Agents; Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine; Cel

2012