Statin Use Ameliorates Survival in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma—Data from a Population-Based Cohort Study Applying Propensity Score Matching

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-536614
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.53661

Spoerl, Steffen ; Gerken, Michael ; Fischer, René ; Spoerl, Silvia ; Kirschneck, Christian

; Wolf, Stefanie ; Taxis, Juergen

; Ludwig, Nils

; Biermann, Niklas ; Reichert, Torsten E. ; Spanier, Gerrit

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Abstract

The anti-cancer properties of statins have attracted much attention recently, but little is known about the prognostic role of statins in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). In a retrospective approach, we analyzed a population-based cohort of 602 OSCC patients with primary curative tumor resection to negative margins and concomitant neck dissection between 2005–2017. Long-term medication with ...