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  • Cellular Biology
  • Oncology
  • Molecular Medicine

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  • Autophagy is a fundamental catabolic process involved in cellular component digestion.
  • Evidence highlights autophagy's critical role in diverse human diseases, particularly cancers.
  • Autophagy exhibits dual roles in cancer, acting as both an oncogene and a tumor suppressor.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the current understanding of autophagy's interplay with malignancy.
  • To explore autophagy modulation as a therapeutic strategy in major cancer types.
  • To summarize recent advances in autophagy-modulating cancer therapies.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of studies on autophagy and cancer.
  • Analysis of autophagy's role in pancreatic, breast, hepatocellular, colorectal, and lung cancers.
  • Synthesis of information on therapeutic strategies targeting autophagy.

Main Results:

  • Autophagy's complex role in cancer progression and suppression is confirmed.
  • Significant research exists on manipulating autophagy in various tumor types.
  • Existing drugs modulate autophagy but were not developed for this purpose.

Conclusions:

  • Targeting autophagy represents a promising frontier for novel cancer therapeutics.
  • Further research is needed to develop specific autophagy modulators for clinical application.
  • Autophagy modulation holds potential for treating major human malignancies.