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Dec 4, 2018

If we have learned anything from scientific research in the last 20 years, it is that finding cures to complex diseases is difficult. Despite the promise of the genomic revolution, disease progression and patient outcomes are still not easily predicted by genetic factors alone.

Part of the explanation for this gap is that agerelated diseases are heavily influenced by changes in cellular metabolism. For example, cancer, the quintessential genetic disease, is being redefined by metabolic abnormalities, endowing tumours with the ability to outcompete normal cells in the tumour microenvironment.

Adding fuel to the fire, there is early evidence that directing the metabolic programming of immune cells may improve the efficacy and durability of immunotherapies that are completely agnostic to cancer’s genetic drivers. Measuring metabolism, either functionally or using metabolomics, provides insight into the dynamics of cellular energetics.

Original article by Dr David Ferrick

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