Dietary modifications for enhanced cancer therapy

Naama Kanarek (), Boryana Petrova and David M. Sabatini
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Naama Kanarek: Boston Children’s Hospital
Boryana Petrova: Boston Children’s Hospital
David M. Sabatini: Broad Institute of Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Nature, 2020, vol. 579, issue 7800, 507-517

Abstract: Abstract Tumours depend on nutrients supplied by the host for their growth and survival. Modifications to the host’s diet can change nutrient availability in the tumour microenvironment, which might represent a promising strategy for inhibiting tumour growth. Dietary modifications can limit tumour-specific nutritional requirements, alter certain nutrients that target the metabolic vulnerabilities of the tumour, or enhance the cytotoxicity of anti-cancer drugs. Recent reports have suggested that modification of several nutrients in the diet can alter the efficacy of cancer therapies, and some of the newest developments in this quickly expanding field are reviewed here. The results discussed indicate that the dietary habits and nutritional state of a patient must be taken into account during cancer research and therapy.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2124-0

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