Relationship Between Statin Use and Colon Cancer Recurrence and Survival: Results From CALGB 89803

Kimmie Ng,Shuji Ogino,Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt,Jennifer A. Chan,Andrew T. Chan,Donna Niedzwiecki,Donna Hollis,Leonard Saltz,Robert J. Mayer,Al B. Benson,Paul L. Schaefer,Renaud Whittom,Alexander Hantel,Richard M. Goldberg,Monica M. Bertagnolli,Alan P. Venook,Charles S. Fuchs

Relationship Between Statin Use and Colon Cancer Recurrence and Survival: Results From CALGB 89803

2011

Kimmie Ng
Shuji Ogino
Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt
Jennifer A. Chan
Andrew T. Chan
Donna Niedzwiecki
Donna Hollis
Leonard Saltz
Robert J. Mayer
Al B. Benson
Paul L. Schaefer
Renaud Whittom
Alexander Hantel
Richard M. Goldberg
Monica M. Bertagnolli
Alan P. Venook
Charles S. Fuchs

Background Although preclinical and epidemiological data suggest that statins may have antineoplastic properties, the impact of statin use on patient survival after a curative resection of stage III colon cancer is unknown.

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Proportional hazards model
Prospective cohort study
Cancer
Colorectal cancer
Odds ratio
Statin
Epidemiology
Immunology
Resection
Medicine
statin treatment
patient survival

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