The present invention discloses an application of statins compound. Specifically, since statins compound has the capability for inhibiting growth, metastasis and invasion of gastric cancer cells and leading the gastric cancer cells tending to apoptosis, the administration of a pharmaceutical composition containing an effective amount of statins compound for a gastric cancer patient may achieve the effect of gastric cancer treatment.本發明係揭露一種他汀類化合物(statins)之用途,具體來說,由於該他汀類化合物係具有抑制胃癌細胞生長、移轉及侵襲之能力,並能夠使胃癌細胞趨向凋亡,因此,藉由投予含有效量他汀類化合物之醫藥組合物至一胃癌患者,能夠達到製造治療胃癌之功效。
