Pancreatic cancer: Advances and challenges

CJ Halbrook, CA Lyssiotis, MP di Magliano, A Maitra - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains one of the deadliest cancers. Significant
efforts have largely defined major genetic factors driving PDAC pathogenesis and …

Targeting cancer metabolism in the era of precision oncology

ZE Stine, ZT Schug, JM Salvino, CV Dang - Nature reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
One hundred years have passed since Warburg discovered alterations in cancer
metabolism, more than 70 years since Sidney Farber introduced anti-folates that …

Clinical and therapeutic relevance of cancer-associated fibroblasts

Y Chen, KM McAndrews, R Kalluri - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2021 - nature.com
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) found in primary and metastatic tumours are highly
versatile, plastic and resilient cells that are actively involved in cancer progression through …

SLC38A2 and glutamine signalling in cDC1s dictate anti-tumour immunity

C Guo, Z You, H Shi, Y Sun, X Du, G Palacios, C Guy… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Cancer cells evade T cell-mediated killing through tumour–immune interactions whose
mechanisms are not well understood,. Dendritic cells (DCs), especially type-1 conventional …

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 …

Metabolic codependencies in the tumor microenvironment

P Dey, AC Kimmelman, RA DePinho - Cancer Discovery, 2021 - AACR
Metabolic reprogramming enables cancer cell growth, proliferation, and survival. This
reprogramming is driven by the combined actions of oncogenic alterations in cancer cells …

Targeting metabolic plasticity and flexibility dynamics for cancer therapy

SM Fendt, C Frezza, A Erez - Cancer discovery, 2020 - AACR
Cancer cells continuously rewire their metabolism to fulfill their need for rapid growth and
survival while subject to changes in environmental cues. Thus, a vital component of a cancer …

Cancer-associated fibroblasts in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

T Zhang, Y Ren, P Yang, J Wang, H Zhou - Cell Death & Disease, 2022 - nature.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a lethal cancer with a prominent extracellular
matrix (ECM) deposition and poor prognosis. High levels of ECM proteins derived from …

Harnessing metabolic dependencies in pancreatic cancers

J Encarnación-Rosado, AC Kimmelman - … Reviews Gastroenterology & …, 2021 - nature.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly aggressive disease with a 5-year
survival rate of< 10%. The tumour microenvironment (TME) of PDAC is characterized by …

Metabolic reprogramming of tumor-associated macrophages by collagen turnover promotes fibrosis in pancreatic cancer

MM LaRue, S Parker, J Puccini… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
A hallmark of pancreatic tumors is their highly desmoplastic stroma composed of fibroblasts,
immune cells, and a dense network of collagen fibers. Tumor-associated macrophages are …