| Literature DB >> 27562463 |
Peter J Mullen1, Rosemary Yu1,2, Joseph Longo1,2, Michael C Archer2,3, Linda Z Penn1,2.
Abstract
The mevalonate (MVA) pathway is an essential metabolic pathway that uses acetyl-CoA to produce sterols and isoprenoids that are integral to tumour growth and progression. In recent years, many oncogenic signalling pathways have been shown to increase the activity and/or the expression of MVA pathway enzymes. This Review summarizes recent advances and discusses unique opportunities for immediately targeting this metabolic vulnerability in cancer with agents that have been approved for other therapeutic uses, such as the statin family of drugs, to improve outcomes for cancer patients.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27562463 DOI: 10.1038/nrc.2016.76
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Rev Cancer ISSN: 1474-175X Impact factor: 60.716