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Efficacy of metformin in combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors (anti-PD-1/anti-CTLA-4) in metastatic malignant melanoma.

J Immunother Cancer · 2018 · PMC6027578 · PMID 29966520

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an overall trendno p-value reported
In any case, there is an overall trend towards better outcomes in cohort B.

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a clear trendno p-value reported
In our study, although the difference in the primary and secondary endpoints were not statistically significant, there was a clear trend towards better outcomes in patients receiving metformin despite having almost similar characteristics (such as type of ICIs received, prior use of immunotherapies/ chemotherapies, mutation load, type of mutations, the TNM staging and the metastatic sites involved).

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showed a trendno p-value reported
Though older, patients in cohort B showed a trend toward better outcomes.

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