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ReviewClinical lung cancer2014

Altered glutamine metabolism and therapeutic opportunities for lung cancer.

Amr Mohamed, Xingming Deng, Fadlo R Khuri, Taofeek K Owonikoko

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Review in Clinical lung cancer, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 67 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
67citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

67 citing papers in PubMed, 108 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Amr MohamedDepartment of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
Xingming DengDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine and Winship Cancer Institute, Atlanta, GA.
Fadlo R KhuriDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine and Winship Cancer Institute, Atlanta, GA.
Taofeek K OwonikokoDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine and Winship Cancer Institute, Atlanta, GA. Electronic address: towonik@emory.edu.
Emory University · US

Funding

Targeting Microtubules and HDAC6 in NSCLCP01CA116676 · NCI · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI KHURI, FADLO RAJA · 2006 to 2012
$8.0M
Novel systemic therapy to improve clinical outcome in small cell lung cancerK23CA164015 · NCI · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI OWONIKOKO, TAOFEEK K · 2011 to 2015
$815k
NCI NIH HHS 1K23CA164015NCI NIH HHS K23 CA164015NCI NIH HHS P01 CA116676
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Disordered cancer metabolism was described almost a century ago as an abnormal adaptation of cancer cells to glucose utilization especially in hypoxic conditions; the so-called Warburg effect. Greater research interest in this area in the past two decades has led to the recognition of the critical coupling of specific malignant phenotypes such as increased proliferation and resistance to programmed cell death (apoptosis) with altered metabolic handling of key molecules that are essential for normal cellular metabolism. The altered glucose metabolism frequently encountered in cancer cells has already been exploited for cancer diagnosis and treatment. The role of other glycolytic pathway intermediates and alternative pathways for energy generation and macromolecular synthesis in cancer cells has only become recognized more recently. Especially, the important role of altered glutamine metabolism in the malignant behavior of cancer cells and the potential exploitation of this cellular adaptation for therapeutic targeting has now emerged as an important area of cancer research. Expectedly, attempts to exploit this understanding for diagnostic and therapeutic ends are running apace with the elucidation of the complex metabolic alterations that accompany neoplastic transformation. Because lung cancer is a leading cause of cancer death with limited curative therapy options, careful elucidation of the mechanism and consequences of disordered cancer metabolism in lung cancer is warranted. This review provides a concise, systematic overview of the current understanding of the role of altered glutamine metabolism in cancer, and how these findings intersect with current and future approaches to lung cancer management.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsEnergy MetabolismGlutamineGlycolysisHumansNeoplasmsAntineoplastic AgentsGlutamineCancer metabolismGlutaminaseGlutamineImagingLung cancer

Identifiers

PMID24377741
PMCPMC3970234
OpenAlexW2034902324

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