Metformin and the mTOR Inhibitor Everolimus (RAD001) Sensitize Breast Cancer Cells to the Cytotoxic Effect of Chemotherapeutic Drugs In Vitro
Anticancer Research, 05/21/2012
Clinical Article
Liu H et al. – The analysis of cell cycle–regulating proteins cyclin D, cyclin E and p27 by western blot indicated that the synergistic inhibition of G1 phase of the cell cycle by the combination treatment of metformin, chemotherapeutic drugs and/or RAD001 contributed to the synergistic inhibition of cell proliferation. The investigation provides a rationale for the clinical application of metformin within treatment regimens for breast cancer.



