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ReviewClinical and translational medicine2026

Ferroptosis in breast cancer: From adipocyte-immune-iron regulation to therapeutic application.

Juan Sun, Yang Qu, Ru Yao, Yidong Zhou

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Review in Clinical and translational medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Juan SunDepartment of Breast Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1351-1208
Yang QuDepartment of Breast Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China.
Ru YaoDepartment of Breast Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China.
Yidong ZhouDepartment of Breast Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China.

Funding

Fundamental Research Funds for the Central UniversitiesPeking Union Medical College 3332025004
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFerroptosis, an iron-dependent form of regulated cell death driven by lipid peroxidation, has emerged as a potential therapeutic vulnerability in breast cancer. However, increasing evidence indicates that ferroptosis sensitivity is not solely determined by tumour-intrinsic factors, but is dynamically regulated by the tumour microenvironment (TME), particularly through interactions among adipocytes, immune cells and iron metabolism. MAIN BODY: Recent studies provide mechanistic evidence for this context dependence. Adipocyte-derived monounsaturated fatty acids such as oleic acid suppress lipid peroxidation and increase resistance to ferroptosis induction in triple-negative breast cancer, whereas ACSL4-driven polyunsaturated phospholipid remodelling enhances ferroptosis susceptibility. In parallel, CD8

conclusionFerroptosis in breast cancer should be understood as an ecosystem-level vulnerability shaped by metabolic, immune and spatial factors. Defining and therapeutically targeting this ferroptosis ecosystem provides a conceptual and translational roadmap for improving precision treatment strategies.

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AdipocytesBreast NeoplasmsFerroptosisIronAnimalsFemaleHumansTumor MicroenvironmentIronadipocytesbreast cancerferroptosisimmune cellsiron metabolismprecision medicinetumour microenvironment

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PMID42226605
PMCPMC13240147

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