PRACTICAL ONCOLOGY JOURNAL ›› 2018, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (4): 362-366.doi: 10.11904/j.issn.1002-3070.2018.04.016

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Progress of metabolic plasticity in tumor growth and metastasis

ZHANG Yiyun,WU Huaxing   

  1. Department of Endoscopy,Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital,Harbin 150081,China
  • Received:2018-01-10 Online:2018-08-20 Published:2018-09-06

Abstract: Cancer cells must change their metabolic activity to meet the energy needed for their rapid growth,metastasis,and biosynthesis.Different stages of tumor metastasis require the proliferation of cancer cells to make appropriate metabolic adjustments.This review summarizes primary tumor metabolism heterogeneity.At the same time,we summarize the changes in the metabolic strategies of primary tumor cells during metastasis and discuss metabolic changes of cancer that occur when cancer cells are colonized into different microenvironments as well as their mechanisms by which cells affect the metabolism of metastatic cells in metastatic sites.Through these discussions,we have clearly realized that the plasticity of tumor metabolism allows cancer cells to adapt and grow in unfavorable environments.The treatment of tumor metabolism is expected to become a treatment method to change the prognosis of tumor metastasis.

Key words: Tumor, Metastatic, Metabolism

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