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ReviewCancers2025

Unveiling the Maze: Branched-Chain Amino Acids Fueling the Dynamics of Cancer Metabolism and Progression.

Kai Xu, Pratham Shah, Dhruvi Makhanasa, Md Wasim Khan

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Review in Cancers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Kai XuDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
Pratham ShahDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
Dhruvi MakhanasaDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.ORCID 0009-0007-4424-011X
Md Wasim KhanDivision of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4398-8798

Funding

United States Department of Defense CA230221
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) are essential for protein synthesis and play a crucial role in activating signaling pathways that regulate cell growth and division. Growing evidence reveals their complex role in cancer, particularly in how they support the metabolic reprogramming of tumor cells. BCAAs contribute to an environment that promotes tumor growth and survival by affecting energy balance and key cellular signaling networks. This review highlights recent advances in understanding how BCAAs influence cancer metabolism, emphasizing their dual function as both essential nutrients and sources of metabolic fuel. It also explores how BCAAs interact with other metabolic pathways, revealing potential targets for therapy. By uncovering these cancer-specific dependencies on BCAAs, this work points to promising strategies for disrupting tumor progression and developing new treatment approaches.

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BCAAscancer metabolismmetabolic reprogramming

Identifiers

PMID40507232
PMCPMC12153561

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