Cancer metabolism gets physical.

DelNero, Peter; Hopkins, Benjamin D; Cantley, Lewis C; Fischbach, Claudia · Sci Transl Med · 2018

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Abstract

Patient-derived culture models enable assessment of drug sensitivity and can connect personalized genomics with therapeutic options. However, their clinical translation is constrained by limited fidelity. We outline how the physical microenvironment regulates cell metabolism and describe how engineered culture systems could enhance the predictive power for precision medicine.

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