Key clinical point : Diabetic patients with carcinoma in situ (CIS) under metformin therapy presented a lower osteoporosis rate vs. those who were not receiving metformin.
Major finding : The risk of osteoporosis was lower in diabetic patients with CIS who were receiving metformin therapy vs. those who were not receiving metformin (adjusted hazard ratio, 0.82; P = .022).
Study details : This retrospective matched-cohort study included 7,827 diabetic patients with CIS treated with metformin and 23,481 matched controls with no metformin therapy.
Disclosures: The study was funded by the Tri-Service General Hospital Research Foundation, the National Defense Medical Center, Ministry of National Defense-Medical Affairs Bureau, and the Teh-Tzer Study Group for Human Medical Research Foundation. The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
Source: Lu CH et al. J Clin Med. 2020 Sep 2. doi: 10.3390/jcm9092839.