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Targeting Tumor Metabolism to Overcome Radioresistance

D. Wahl, M. Petronek, Rashmi Ramachandran, John M. Floberg, B. Allen, J. Schwarz

2020Cancer Drug Discovery and Development

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-49701-9_10

tlooto Summary

Targeting tumor metabolism is a rapidly evolving and promising field of oncology and will be reviewed here in more detail.

Abstract

Metabolic reprogramming is a hallmark of cancer. Altered metabolism provides a survival advantage for cancer cells during tumorigenesis by supplying resources needed for uncontrolled growth and increased rates of cell division. As tumors grow beyond the limits of...

Citation format

WAHL, D., et al. Targeting tumor metabolism to overcome radioresistance. Cancer Drug Discovery and Development, 2020.