Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinase as a Novel Therapeutic Target in Oncology

Current drug development in oncology is non-selective as it typically focuses on pathways essential for the survival of all dividing cells. The unique metabolic profile of cancer, which is characterized by increased glycolysis and suppressed mitochondrial glucose oxidation provides cancer cells with...

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Main Authors: Gopinath eSutendra, Evangelos D. Michelakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2013.00038/full