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ReviewGenes & diseases2026

Fatty acid metabolic reprogramming in the tumor microenvironment: Unraveling mechanisms and therapeutic prospects.

Wenxin Zhang, Peiwen Wang, Guiqiang Yuan, Fusheng Liu, Guishan Jin, Junwen Zhang

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Review in Genes & diseases, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Wenxin ZhangBrain Tumor Research Center, Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China.
Peiwen WangBrain Tumor Research Center, Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China.
Guiqiang YuanBrain Tumor Research Center, Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China.
Fusheng LiuBrain Tumor Research Center, Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China.
Guishan JinBrain Tumor Research Center, Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China.
Junwen ZhangBrain Tumor Research Center, Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lipid metabolic reprogramming has emerged as a hallmark in cancer research, especially that of fatty acids (FAs). It promotes the effective utilization of the limited nutrients in the tumor microenvironment (TME) by the cells and has considerably been associated with immune escape. Tumor cells exhibit enhanced FA uptake, synthesis, and oxidation for metabolic adaptation, and non-tumor cells also undergo FA metabolic remolding in the TME. Owing to the essential role of FA metabolism in TME, the associated critical enzymes may be targeted for developing novel therapeutic approaches. This review aims to comprehensively summarize the FA metabolic landscapes in various cancers and FA-related molecular changes, FA metabolic reprogramming in different cells in the TME to identify potential targets, and FA-related cell interactions and underlying mechanisms in the TME. The findings of this study may provide insights into exploring the intricate FA metabolism-TME adaptation interplay to uncover potential metabolic targets of therapeutic significance for combinatorial strategies and enhancing immunotherapy.

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Cancer progressionCell interactionFatty acidImmunotherapyTumor microenvironment

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PMID41640669
PMCPMC12865644

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