title: Metformin does not improve survival of cholangiocarcinoma patients with diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.|Department of Infectious Diseases, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated with Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
authors.forename: Zhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
authors.forename: Xiaodan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Division of Epidemiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
authors.forename: Rosebud O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
authors.forename: Lewis R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.|Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Roongruedee
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chaiteerakij
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality*; D018281:Cholangiocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008687:Metformin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate; D017211:Treatment Failure
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D008687:Metformin