Metformin & PSA

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New study below.

As with nearly all PCa-Metformin studies, the subjects were diabetic. The benefit to non-diabetics might be different.

"PSA changed by -8% ... per 500-mg/d increase in metformin. Men with diabetes for ≥6 years (n = 163) saw a greater difference in PSA per 500-mg/d metformin (-12% ...)"

-Patrick

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/274...

Prostate. 2016 Jul 12. doi: 10.1002/pros.23228. [Epub ahead of print]

The relationship between metformin and serum prostate-specific antigen levels.

Jayalath VH1,2,3, Ireland C1,2, Fleshner NE3,4, Hamilton RJ3,4, Jenkins DJ1,2,3,5.

Author information

1Clinical Nutrition and Risk Factor Modification Center, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

2Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

3Department of Surgical Oncology-Urology, Princess Margaret Cancer Center, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

4Department of Surgery-Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

5Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

Metformin is the first-line oral antihyperglycemic of choice for individuals with type 2 diabetes. Recent evidence supports a role for metformin in prostate cancer chemoprotection. However, whether metformin indeed influences prostate biology is unknown. We aimed to study the association between metformin and serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels-the primary prostate cancer biomarker.

METHODS:

We conducted a cross-sectional study of 326 prostate cancer-free men with type 2 diabetes were recruited between 2004 and 2013 at St. Michael's Hospital. Men were excluded if they had a PSA ≥10-ng/ml, or used >2,550-mg/d metformin or supplemental androgens. Multivariate linear regressions quantified the association between metformin dose and log-PSA. Secondary analyses quantified the association between other antihyperglycemics (sulfonylureas, thiazolidinediones) and PSA; sensitivity analyses tested covariate interactions.

RESULTS:

Median PSA was 0.9-ng/ml (IQR: 0.5-1.6-ng/ml). Metformin dose associated positively with BMI, HbA1c, diabetes duration, and number of statin, acetylsalicylic acid, diuretic users, and number of antihyperglycemics used, and negatively with LDL-C. In multivariate models, PSA changed by -8% (95%CI: -13 to -2%, P = 0.011) per 500-mg/d increase in metformin. Men with diabetes for ≥6 years (n = 163) saw a greater difference in PSA per 500-mg/d metformin (-12% [95% CI: -19 to -4%, P = 0.002], P-interaction = 0.018). Serum PSA did not relate with sulfonylureas, thiazolidinediones, or total number of antihyperglycemic agents used. Our findings are limited by the cross-sectional design of this study.

CONCLUSIONS:

Metformin dose-dependently inversely associated with serum PSA, independent of other antihyperglycemic medications. Whether metformin confers a dose-dependent benefit on prostate tumorigenesis and progression warrants investigation. Prostate © 2016 The Authors. The Prostate published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

© 2016 The Authors. The Prostate published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

KEYWORDS:

PSA; antihyperglycemic; cross-sectional; dose-response; metformin; prostate cancer

PMID: 27403913 DOI: 10.1002/pros.23228

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