2023
DOI: 10.46879/ukroj.4.2023.427-439
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Changes in parameters of carbohydrate metabolism over the course of antitumor treatment with metformin in patients with papillary thyroid cancer

N.S. Pidchenko,
L.Ya. Vasylyev,
O.M. Astapieva

Abstract: Background. Recently, the incidence of thyroid cancer, namely, its most common histological subtype, papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), has increased. One of the signs of malignant cells of the thyroid is an accelerated metabolism and an increased glucose absorption, which is a source of energy for malignant cells and their growth. Metformin is an insulin sensitizer, and this is the reason why it is used as a potential anticancer drug. The purpose of the work is to analyze changes in parameters of carbohydrate me… Show more

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