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Metformin and cancer: active surveillance needed

Source: Peter Attia Blog • Published: 04 Jul 2026, 11:00

Metformin and cancer: active surveillance needed

Analysis of a common diabetes drug's randomized trial during active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer and implications for targeted intervention.

Key Takeaways
  • MAST, a randomized trial, found no overall delay in cancer progression with metformin
  • Obese men on metformin showed higher pathologic progression versus placebo, hazard ratio 2.36
  • Prior large trial also failed to improve overall survival when metformin was added
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