The investigators hypothesize that adjuvant metformin use in breast cancer patients with overweight or pre-diabetes mellitus (DM) may improve their body condition including weight loss. In this study, the investigators aim to test the efficacy and safety of adjuvant metformin for operable breast cancer patients with overweight or pre-DM.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
105
Control: Receive placebo pill once every evening on 1\~2 weeks. Receive placebo pill in every morning and evening on 3\~24 weeks (twice a day).
Metformin 500 mg/d: Receive oral metformin 500 mg dose once daily on 1\~2 weeks. Receive placebo pill in every morning and oral metformin 500 mg in every evening on 3\~24 weeks.
Metformin 1000 mg/d : Receive oral metformin 500 mg dose once daily on 1\~2 weeks. (Dose-escalate) Receive oral metformin 500 mg in every morning and evening on 3\~24 weeks (metformin 500 mg \* twice a day = 1000 mg per day).
Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
Weight loss
Time frame: 6 months
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