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ArticleNPJ breast cancer2025

Co-targeting of metabolism using dietary and pharmacologic approaches reduces breast cancer metastatic burden.

Qianying Zuo, Jin Young Yoo, Erik R Nelson, Matthew J Sikora, Rebecca B Riggins, Zeynep Madak-Erdogan

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Article in NPJ breast cancer, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Qianying ZuoDepartment of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3288-2672
Jin Young YooDepartment of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.
Erik R NelsonDepartment of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8887-1905
Matthew J SikoraDepartment of Pathology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2915-7442
Rebecca B RigginsDepartment of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1555-4431
Zeynep Madak-ErdoganDepartment of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA. zmadake2@illinois.edu.

Funding

Impact of cholesterol and its metabolites on breast cancer progressionR01CA234025 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI ERIK Russell NELSON · 2022 to 2022
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NCI NIH HHS R01 CA234025United States Department of Agriculture | National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) ILLU-698-331United States Department of Agriculture | National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) ILLU-698-924UofI | UIUC | College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences) FIREU.S. Department of Defense (United States Department of Defense) BC200206/W81XWH-20-BCRP-EOHS
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Abstract

Patients with metastatic breast cancer face reduced quality of life and increased mortality rates, necessitating more effective anti-cancer strategies. Building on previous research that identified metastatic-niche-specific metabolic vulnerabilities, we investigated how a ketogenic diet enhances estrogen receptor (ER)-positive liver metastatic breast cancer's response to Fulvestrant (Fulv) treatment. Using in vitro cell lines and in vivo xenograft metastasis mouse models, we examined the molecular mechanisms of combining ER targeting with a ketogenic diet. We found that Fulv treatment downregulates the ketogenesis pathway enzyme OXCT1, leading to β-hydroxybutyrate accumulation and decreased tumor cell viability. We also explored interactions between glucose, palmitic acid, and β-hydroxybutyric acid. These findings establish the molecular basis and clinical potential of a ketogenic diet to enhance Fulv efficacy in patients with ER+ liver metastatic breast cancer, potentially improving survival outcomes and quality of life in this population.

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PMCPMC11733225

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