title: Rationale for conducting a randomized trial to examine the efficacy of metformin in improving survival in cirrhosis: pleiotropic effects hypothesis.
authors.affiliation: NAFLD Translational Research Unit, Division of Gastroenterology and Epidemiology, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA.
authors.forename: Rohit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Loomba
mesh_terms: D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008687:Metformin / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D008687:Metformin