Metformin shows anti-neoplastic properties by inhibition of oxidative phosphorylation and glycolysis in epidermolysis bullosa-associated aggressive cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.
Tobias WelponerD D WeberL TrattnerB TocknerS Aminzadeh-GohariV Leb-ReichlA KaufmannR ZaunerM WimmerV WallyT K FelderD StrunkU KollerJ W BauerB KoflerC Guttmann-GruberJ Piñon HofbauerPublished in: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV (2023)
Our data indicate that metformin exerts anti-neoplastic properties in aggressive cSCCs that exhibit high-risk features by interfering with respiration and glycolytic processes.