Metformin and its impact on SLL/CLL treatment?

Posted by mmpopovich @mmpopovich, Dec 2, 2022

Is there any information about the drug Medformin and its impact on SLL/CLL treatment?

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Dec 2, 2022

@mmpopovich, I'm tagging fellow members @zephyr @dougmann @mena2020 who also have SLL (small cell lymphocytic leukemia) and may have information to share about treatment and metformin.

@mmpopovich, have you been diagnosed with diabetes? What treatment are you currently getting for SLL?

mmpopovich | @mmpopovich | Dec 5, 2022

I'm early stage CLL/SLL - no treatment, yet . NIH research/write up on Metformin was statistically positive impact. Wonder why is it not being used for CLL/SLL - Non-Hodgkins?

Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Dec 11, 2022

In reply to @mmpopovich "I'm early stage CLL/SLL - no treatment, yet . NIH research/write up on Metformin was statistically..." + (show)

Can you post a link to the research you are referring to?

mmpopovich | @mmpopovich | Dec 11, 2022

In reply to @colleenyoung "Can you post a link to the research you are referring to?" + (show)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6095966/

carl50 | @carl50 | Dec 12, 2022

Love to see the details about metformin and CLL. I’ve been on metformin 12 yrs and monitoring CLL for eight.

Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Dec 12, 2022

In reply to @mmpopovich "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6095966/" + (show)

Thank you. It looks like studies are currently recruiting to further study the use of metformin in the treatment of CLL. For example, this study is ongoing:
- A Pilot Study of Metformin Therapy in Patients With Relapsed Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) and Untreated CLL https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01750567

lucksuen | @lucksuen | Jun 15 10:38pm

In reply to @carl50 "Love to see the details about metformin and CLL. I’ve been on metformin 12 yrs and..." + (show)

hi，carl50！You've been monitoring your CLL for many years now, and it's still not requiring treatment.
I'd love to pick up some tips from you—how do you manage that?
Are you on a vegetarian diet, or do you take some supplements?

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