Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver
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Meta Analysis
Statin use improves survival in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: A meta-analysis.
Previous studies on statins' effect on survival of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) report conflicting results. ⋯ Statins use is significantly associated with a reduced risk of death in resected PDAC patients. This finding has to be considered with caution due to publication bias and the availability of only few studies for sensitivity analyses.