A Time and Place for Inhibiting Autophagy

Authors

Boyi Gan

Publication Date

12-2-2022

Journal

Cancer Research

Abstract

Autophagy is an attractive therapeutic target in cancer. Successful autophagy-focused clinical intervention will require a detailed understanding of when and where autophagy is important during tumorigenesis. In this issue of Cancer Research, Khayati and colleagues use state-of-the-art genetically engineered mouse models to demonstrate that transient systemic inhibition of autophagy can irreversibly impair the growth of established lung tumors with a good tolerability in normal tissues, suggesting a therapeutic strategy for cancer treatment.

Keywords

Animals, Mice, Immunotherapy, Lung Neoplasms, Autophagy, Carcinogenesis, Cell Transformation, Neoplastic

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PMID: 36458406