Parasitic Behavior of Leukemic Cells in Systemic Host Metabolism.

Leca, Julie; Berger, Thorsten; Mak, Tak Wah · Cell Metab · 2018

editorial · Level V

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Abstract

Metabolic reprogramming is a hallmark of cancer cell metabolism. Recently, in Cancer Cell, Ye and colleagues (2018) reported that leukemic cells have the capacity to modulate glucose metabolism in multiple organs of their host, thereby increasing the glucose resources available for malignant cell growth.

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