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In the Lab
CT scan showing lymphoma in the abdomen between the liver and the gallbladder.
A Metabolic Enzyme Drives Lymphoma and Is a Potential Drug Target

By Matthew Tontonoz

New research from Sloan Kettering Institute investigators pinpoints altered cell metabolism as a cause of B cell lymphoma.
Tags: Research · Cancer Genetics & Genomics · Cancer Metabolism · Discoveries & Advances · Lab Research
In Brief
A fluorescent image of cells undergoing differentiation in a mouse model.
Cancer Stem Cells’ Reliance on a Key Amino Acid Could Be an Exploitable Weakness

By Matthew Tontonoz

The discovery links metabolism to the way cancer stem cells form tumors.
Tags: Cancer Metabolism · Discoveries & Advances · Lab Research
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Cancer biologist Scott Lowe at a white board
Researchers Find that Vitamin B6 Contributes to Survival of Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells

By Julie Grisham

This research marks the first time researchers have found a connection between vitamin B6 and cancer.
Tags: Sloan Kettering Institute · Cancer Metabolism · Discoveries & Advances · Lab Research · Hematologic Malignancies
In the Lab
illustration of the p53 protein binding to a DNA helix
New Findings Clarify How the “Guardian of the Genome” Works

By Matthew Tontonoz

Surprise! It has to do with metabolism.
Tags: Research · Cancer Genetics & Genomics · Cancer Metabolism · Discoveries & Advances · Lab Research
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a cartoon of a cancer cell spooning glutamine from a jar
Beyond Sugar: What Cancer Cells Need to Grow

By Matthew Tontonoz

While sugar gets most of the attention as a cancer fuel, other nutrients can be equally important.
Tags: Research · Cancer Genetics & Genomics · Sloan Kettering Institute · Cancer Metabolism · Discoveries & Advances · Lab Research
In the Lab
Enhanced MRI of a glioblastoma
Starving Cancer Stem Cells Could Be the Trick to Treating Glioblastoma, Study Finds

By Julie Grisham Matthew Tontonoz

MSK researchers have identified a compound that kills glioblastoma cells using a mechanism that’s completely different from earlier treatments.
Tags: Research · Cancer Genetics & Genomics · Cancer Metabolism · Discoveries & Advances · Lab Research · Neuroscience & Neuro-Oncology · Targeted Therapy
Finding
Large cells filled with yellow-colored fat
Cancer Cells Eat Fat to Grow and Spread

By Matthew Tontonoz

Research conducted in zebrafish shows that melanoma cells have an affinity for fat, and that eating it makes them more aggressive.
Tags: Research · Sloan Kettering Institute · Cancer Metabolism · Discoveries & Advances · Lab Research · Tumor Microenvironment
In the Lab
abstract red and blue lines suggestive of metabolic pathways
Scientists Create First-of-Its-Kind Metabolic Road Map of Cancer

By Matthew Tontonoz

The online resource will serve as a benchmark for researchers studying metabolism and cancer.
Tags: Sloan Kettering Institute · Cancer Metabolism · Computational Oncology · Discoveries & Advances · Lab Research
Q&A
photo of sugary foods like candy, donuts, and cupcakes
No Sugar, No Cancer? A Look at the Evidence

By Matthew Tontonoz

A lot has been written about the relationship between sugar and cancer. Most of it is wrong.
Tags: Prevention · Cancer Metabolism · Epigenetics
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a circuit board
After Years of Neglect, Cancer Biologists Return to a Forgotten Field: Metabolism

By Matthew Tontonoz

Scientists are dusting off their biochemistry textbooks in the hunt for clues to cancer.
Tags: Cancer Metabolism · Epigenetics