Enhancing Metformin Efficacy and Tolerability in Prediabetes Through a Fermentable Carbohydrate-Rich Diet
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Enhancing Metformin Efficacy and Tolerability in Prediabetes Through a Fermentable Carbohydrate-Rich Diet

A fermentable carbohydrate-enriched diet combined with metformin improves postprandial glycaemia, enhances GLP-1 secretion, and positively alters gut microbiota in prediabetic individuals, offering a personalized nutrition-pharmacology strategy for diabetes prevention.
Enhanced Therapeutic Benefits of Combined Metformin and Curcumin in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Results from a Factorial Clinical Trial
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Enhanced Therapeutic Benefits of Combined Metformin and Curcumin in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Results from a Factorial Clinical Trial

A 12-week randomized trial demonstrates that combining metformin and nanocurcumin significantly improves lipid metabolism, glucose regulation, hormonal balance, and body metrics in women with PCOS, surpassing effects seen with either agent alone or placebo.
Metformin as an Adjunct to Chemoradiotherapy in Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer: Insights on Safety, Tolerability, and Feasibility from a Phase II Randomized Trial
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Metformin as an Adjunct to Chemoradiotherapy in Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer: Insights on Safety, Tolerability, and Feasibility from a Phase II Randomized Trial

This phase II study shows that adding metformin to standard chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced cervical cancer is safe, well tolerated, and feasible, with no significant increase in severe adverse events and successful biomarker-based tumor hypoxia assessments.
Evaluating Metformin Addition to Paclitaxel/Carboplatin in Advanced and Recurrent Endometrial Cancer: Insights from an NRG Oncology/GOG Phase II/III Trial
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Evaluating Metformin Addition to Paclitaxel/Carboplatin in Advanced and Recurrent Endometrial Cancer: Insights from an NRG Oncology/GOG Phase II/III Trial

This phase II/III study assessed whether adding metformin to standard paclitaxel and carboplatin improved outcomes in advanced and recurrent endometrial cancer. The trial was stopped early due to lack of survival benefit and potential harm, highlighting the need for alternative therapeutic strategies.
Metformin and ‘Anti‑Aging’: Promising Mechanisms but Mixed Clinical Evidence — What Recent Trials Tell Us
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Metformin and ‘Anti‑Aging’: Promising Mechanisms but Mixed Clinical Evidence — What Recent Trials Tell Us

Recent randomized and mechanistic studies provide a nuanced view: metformin shows plausible anti‑aging mechanisms and microbiome‑linked cognitive associations, but randomized trials report no clear anti‑cancer or anti‑senescence effects in humans to date.