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ReviewDiscover oncology2026

Adipocytes in cancer a metabolic paradox and the dawn of novel therapeutics.

Zhuoran Fang, Danni Zhu, Teng Yang, Ruolan Zhang, Qianyu Zhao, Qing Wei, Xiangdong Cheng

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Review in Discover oncology, 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Zhuoran Fang *Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Danni Zhu *Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Teng YangSchool of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Ruolan ZhangDepartment of Gastric surgery, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM) Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1st Banshan Road, Gongshu District, Hangzhou, 310022, China.
Qianyu ZhaoDepartment of Gastric surgery, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM) Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1st Banshan Road, Gongshu District, Hangzhou, 310022, China.
Qing WeiWenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China. weiqingmd@163.com.
Xiangdong ChengWenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China. chengxd@zjcc.org.cn.

Funding

Zhejiang Province Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Program Project (Zhejiang, China) 2024ZL301
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent years, the dual regulatory role of adipocytes in the tumor microenvironment (TME) has emerged as a critical focus in cancer research. Advances in the fields of metabolic biology and tumor immunology have shown that adipocytes play a crucial role in tumor occurrence, progression, and treatment outcome by secreting adipokines, regulating metabolic reprogramming, and mediating immunosuppressive networks. This article systematically reviews the physiological functions of adipose tissue and its intricate crosstalk with cancer cells, with particular emphasis on dual metabolic and immune mechanisms by which adipocytes dynamically modulate tumor progression within the TME. Furthermore, by integrating preclinical research and translational medicine evidence, a precise treatment framework targeting the interaction between fat and tumor is proposed, providing theoretical basis for the development of metabolic immune combination therapy.

Indexed as

Cancer-associated adipocytesImmunoregulationMetabolic reprogrammingTherapy resistanceTumor microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID42380683
PMCPMC13427689

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