{"title":"Lipid metabolism in pancreatic cancer treatment.","authors":"Chi Zhang, Hao Wang, Yan-Hui Yang","doi":"10.5306/wjco.v17.i2.114959","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pancreatic cancer (PC) represents one of the most formidable challenges in oncology, necessitating continuous innovation in therapeutic strategies. Owing to its pivotal role in PC progression, lipid metabolism, which is characterized by dysregulated cholesterol biosynthesis, altered fatty acid profiles, and lipid-driven immunosuppression, has received increasing attention. These metabolic aberrations fuel tumour growth, chemoresistance, and metastasis while impairing immune surveillance. By targeting lipid pathways, emerging therapies hold promise for disrupting cancer cell survival and redefining PC treatment paradigms.</p>","PeriodicalId":23802,"journal":{"name":"World journal of clinical oncology","volume":"17 2","pages":"114959"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2000,"publicationDate":"2026-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12968557/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"World journal of clinical oncology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.5306/wjco.v17.i2.114959","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"ONCOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Pancreatic cancer (PC) represents one of the most formidable challenges in oncology, necessitating continuous innovation in therapeutic strategies. Owing to its pivotal role in PC progression, lipid metabolism, which is characterized by dysregulated cholesterol biosynthesis, altered fatty acid profiles, and lipid-driven immunosuppression, has received increasing attention. These metabolic aberrations fuel tumour growth, chemoresistance, and metastasis while impairing immune surveillance. By targeting lipid pathways, emerging therapies hold promise for disrupting cancer cell survival and redefining PC treatment paradigms.
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The WJCO is a high-quality, peer reviewed, open-access journal. The primary task of WJCO is to rapidly publish high-quality original articles, reviews, editorials, and case reports in the field of oncology. In order to promote productive academic communication, the peer review process for the WJCO is transparent; to this end, all published manuscripts are accompanied by the anonymized reviewers’ comments as well as the authors’ responses. The primary aims of the WJCO are to improve diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive modalities and the skills of clinicians and to guide clinical practice in oncology. Scope: Art of Oncology, Biology of Neoplasia, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention and Control, Cancer-Related Complications, Diagnosis in Oncology, Gastrointestinal Cancer, Genetic Testing For Cancer, Gynecologic Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer, Hematologic Malignancy, Lung Cancer, Melanoma, Molecular Oncology, Neurooncology, Palliative and Supportive Care, Pediatric Oncology, Surgical Oncology, Translational Oncology, and Urologic Oncology.