A group of drugs used by many diabetics, know as thiazolidinediones, which include metformin, avandia and actos, may have positive effects both in the prevention of and the slowing down of lung cancer, according to recent findings.
At the annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians in Vancouver on Tuesday, there was preliminary data presented that suggested that some diabetic medications may protect against tobacco induced lung cancer.
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Study author, Dr. Peter Mazzone stated “Patients who did not develop lung cancer had a much higher chance of taking one of these medications than those who did develop lung cancer. And those who did develop lung cancer were much less likely to have seen that cancer spread outside the chest and more likely to survive longer with one of these drugs.”
Mazzone went on to say “There are several pathways these drugs work through that are also known to slow the growth of cancer cells, and to affect the pathways known to lead to cancer growth.”
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