Research progress of simvastatin effect on tumor / 国际肿瘤学杂志

ABSTRACT

Statins can adjust blood fat and cholesterol,and protect the cardiovascular,especially simvastatin,which is used often in clinic.Several recent studies have found that simvastatin can play a positive role in the treatment of multiple tumors by inhibiting tumor growth,invasion and metastasis,and improving the drug resistance of chemotherapeutic agents.Simvastatin may be a potential drug for cancer treatment.It is expected to be a new direction of tumor therapy and prevention.