# Safety and Benefit of Discontinuing Statin Therapy in the Setting of Advanced, Life-Limiting Illness

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/safety-and-benefit-of-discontinuing-statin-therapy-in-the-setting-of-advanced/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Jean S. Kutner,Patrick J. Blatchford,Donald H. Taylor,Christine S. Ritchie,Janet Bull,Diane L. Fairclough,Laura C. Hanson,Thomas W. LeBlanc,Greg Samsa,Steven Wolf,Noreen M. Aziz,David C. Currow,Betty Ferrell,Nina D. Wagner‐Johnston,S. Yousuf Zafar,James F. Cleary,Sandesh Dev,Patricia S. Goode,Arif H. Kamal,Cordt T. Kassner,Elizabeth Kvale,Janelle G. McCallum,Adeboye Ogunseitan,Steven Z. Pantilat,Russell K. Portenoy,Maryjo Prince‐Paul,Jeff A. Sloan,Keith M. Swetz,Charles F. von Gunten,Amy P. Abernethy |
| Citations | 500 |
| DOI | 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.0289 |
| Fields | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,Medicine |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2171541729 |
| PMID | 25798575 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2015 |

## Paper authors

- [David C. Currow](https://scholariq.org/researchers/david-c-currow/)
- [Christine S. Ritchie](https://scholariq.org/researchers/christine-s-ritchie/)
- [Jeff A. Sloan](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jeff-a-sloan/)

## Paper journal

- [JAMA Internal Medicine](https://scholariq.org/journals/jama-internal-medicine/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism](https://scholariq.org/topics/cancer-lipids-and-metabolism/)

## Paper topics

- [Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism](https://scholariq.org/topics/cancer-lipids-and-metabolism/)
- [Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health](https://scholariq.org/topics/lipoproteins-and-cardiovascular-health/)
- [Clusterin in disease pathology](https://scholariq.org/topics/clusterin-in-disease-pathology/)

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