ReviewTrends in cancer2021
Targeting the Mevalonate Pathway in Cancer.
Review in Trends in cancer, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 98 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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98 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 145 citations in OpenAlex.
- Association between statin use and the risk of colorectal cancer in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Pooled it
- Translational Results of Zo-NAnTax: A Phase II Trial of Neoadjuvant Zoledronic Acid in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Trial
- Statin Use and Site-Specific Cancer Risk: A Nationwide Cohort Study Using Korean Health Insurance Data.Journal of lipid and atherosclerosis · 2026Article
- Statin Use and Genetically Predicted HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibition in Relation to Clonal Hematopoiesis.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Obesity and diabetes associated with dysregulation of mevalonate pathway markers and progression from pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia to invasive pancreatic tumor.Stem cell research & therapy · 2026Article
- Unlocking ferroptosis heterogeneity: ATF4 versus SREBF transcriptional programs.Cell death discovery · 2026Article
- Mevalonate pathway activation in Ewing sarcoma reveals a 3D-specific synergy between statins and BCL-xL inhibition.Molecular therapy. Oncology · 2026Article
- Recent Progress in Exosome-Derived Nanocarriers for Breast Cancer Therapy: Advances, Translational Barriers, and Scale-Up Considerations.Pharmaceutical research · 2026Review
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- Comprehensive Chemoproteomics Unveils Selective HMG-CoA Synthase 1 Inhibitors for Targeting Mevalonate Metabolism in Cancer.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2026Article
- Nano-granulated zoledronate sensitizes innate immune metabolism to enhance vaccine-induced and antitumor immunity.Cell reports. Medicine · 2026Article
- Aneuploidy sensitizes cells to SREBP-pathway inhibition in squamous cell carcinoma.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Hederagenin Promotes Sorafenib Sensitivity in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Through Suppressing SLC7A11 Expression and Inducing Ferroptosis.Food science & nutrition · 2026Article
- The evolving role of OMICS in gastrointestinal tumor biology and clinical practice.Molecular cancer · 2026Review
- Metabolic networks in the tumor microenvironment: roles of amino acid and lipid metabolism pathways in cancer progression and therapy.Experimental & molecular medicine · 2026Review
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- Targeting cholesterol-driven immunometabolism in cancer: from molecular circuits to clinical translation.Molecular cancer · 2026Review
- Re-Tooling of γδ T Cells for Cancer Immunotherapy Using Advanced Manufacturing and Genetic Engineering.Cells · 2026Review
- Repurposing statins for choriocarcinoma: targeting the mevalonate pathway to disrupt mechanosignaling and overcome therapeutic resistance.Clinical & experimental metastasis · 2026Review
- Mevalonate pathway in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: Mechanisms driving metabolic and cellular plasticity.Cancer pathogenesis and therapy · 2026Review
38 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
The mevalonate synthesis inhibitors, statins, are mainstay therapeutics for cholesterol management and cardiovascular health. Thirty years of research have uncovered supportive roles for the mevalonate pathway in numerous cellular processes that support oncogenesis, most recently macropinocytosis. Central to the diverse mechanisms of statin sensitivity is an acquired dependence on one mevalonate pathway output, protein geranylgeranylation. New chemical prenylation probes and the discovery of a novel geranylgeranyl transferase hold promise to deepen our understanding of statin mechanisms of action. Further, insights into statin selection and the counterproductive role of dietary geranylgeraniol highlight how we should assess statins in the clinic. Lastly, rational combination strategies preview how statins will enter the oncology toolbox.
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