Metformin × adverse events & safety

SynthesisWorld journal of surgical oncology2023

Metformin increases pathological responses to rectal cancers with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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What the trial testedas reported · 2,294 people · 2023

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Raised adverse events & safety

3.3×2× to 5.3×

Bigger than 9 in 10 for adverse events & safety

As reported

OR 3.28, 95% CI 2.01–5.35

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the abstract, start to end

pathological response on TRG (OR: 3.28, CI: 2.01-5.35, I CONCLUSIONS:

← favours treatmentfavours comparator →
could be chance
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OR 3.282.01–5.35
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