The effect of exposure to thiazolidinediones on the development of head-and-neck cancer in patients with diabetes mellitus

Background: Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) are proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPAR-γ) ligands with a variety of metabolic activities approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. In addition to being potent hypoglycemic agents, they are recognized through in-vitro studies as having antiprol...

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Main Authors: Rangaswamy Govindarajan, Eric R Siegel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-11-01
Series:Translational Research in Oral Oncology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2057178X17739809