Glutamine Metabolism Drives Growth in Advanced Hormone Receptor Positive Breast Cancer

Dependence on the glutamine pathway is increased in advanced breast cancer cell models and tumors regardless of hormone receptor status or function. While 70% of breast cancers are estrogen receptor positive (ER+) and depend on estrogen signaling for growth, advanced ER+ breast cancers grow independ...

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Main Authors: Diane M. Demas, Susan Demo, Yassi Fallah, Robert Clarke, Kenneth P. Nephew, Sandra Althouse, George Sandusky, Wei He, Ayesha N. Shajahan-Haq
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2019.00686/full