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Oliver G McDonald1

  • 1Departments of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Cell and Developmental Biology, Epithelial Biology Center, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.

Molecular & Cellular Oncology
|November 26, 2020
PubMed
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Metastatic pancreatic cancers develop unique metabolic adaptations, not driven by genetics, to fuel widespread tumor growth. These cancers utilize specific nutrients, like liver glucose, to support their rapid progression.

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