Pancreatic cancer: Advances and challenges
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains one of the deadliest cancers. Significant
efforts have largely defined major genetic factors driving PDAC pathogenesis and …
efforts have largely defined major genetic factors driving PDAC pathogenesis and …
Metabolomics in cancer research and emerging applications in clinical oncology
Cancer has myriad effects on metabolism that include both rewiring of intracellular
metabolism to enable cancer cells to proliferate inappropriately and adapt to the tumor …
metabolism to enable cancer cells to proliferate inappropriately and adapt to the tumor …
Targeting glutamine metabolism as a therapeutic strategy for cancer
Proliferating cancer cells rely largely on glutamine for survival and proliferation. Glutamine
serves as a carbon source for the synthesis of lipids and metabolites via the TCA cycle, as …
serves as a carbon source for the synthesis of lipids and metabolites via the TCA cycle, as …
Autophagy promotes immune evasion of pancreatic cancer by degrading MHC-I
K Yamamoto, A Venida, J Yano, DE Biancur… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Immune evasion is a major obstacle for cancer treatment. Common mechanisms of evasion
include impaired antigen presentation caused by mutations or loss of heterozygosity of the …
include impaired antigen presentation caused by mutations or loss of heterozygosity of the …
Mitochondrial metabolism and cancer
Glycolysis has long been considered as the major metabolic process for energy production
and anabolic growth in cancer cells. Although such a view has been instrumental for the …
and anabolic growth in cancer cells. Although such a view has been instrumental for the …
The molecular biology of pancreatic adenocarcinoma: translational challenges and clinical perspectives
S Wang, Y Zheng, F Yang, L Zhu, XQ Zhu… - Signal transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
Pancreatic cancer is an increasingly common cause of cancer mortality with a tight
correspondence between disease mortality and incidence. Furthermore, it is usually …
correspondence between disease mortality and incidence. Furthermore, it is usually …
Organoid profiling identifies common responders to chemotherapy in pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer is the most lethal common solid malignancy. Systemic therapies are often
ineffective, and predictive biomarkers to guide treatment are urgently needed. We generated …
ineffective, and predictive biomarkers to guide treatment are urgently needed. We generated …
Targeting pancreatic cancer metabolic dependencies through glutamine antagonism
J Encarnación-Rosado, ASW Sohn, DE Biancur, EY Lin… - Nature cancer, 2024 - nature.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) cells use glutamine (Gln) to support proliferation
and redox balance. Early attempts to inhibit Gln metabolism using glutaminase inhibitors …
and redox balance. Early attempts to inhibit Gln metabolism using glutaminase inhibitors …
The metabolic landscape of RAS-driven cancers from biology to therapy
S Mukhopadhyay, MG Vander Heiden, F McCormick - Nature cancer, 2021 - nature.com
Our understanding of how the RAS protein family, and in particular mutant KRAS, promotes
metabolic dysregulation in cancer cells has advanced substantially over the last decade. In …
metabolic dysregulation in cancer cells has advanced substantially over the last decade. In …
Quantification of microenvironmental metabolites in murine cancers reveals determinants of tumor nutrient availability
Cancer cell metabolism is heavily influenced by microenvironmental factors, including
nutrient availability. Therefore, knowledge of microenvironmental nutrient levels is essential …
nutrient availability. Therefore, knowledge of microenvironmental nutrient levels is essential …