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Ferroptosis and cancer: when iron turns against tumors

Shinya Toyokuni, Yingyi Kong, Yuki Maeda, Qinying Lyu, Yuuki Ohara, Kotaro Sato, Yashiro Motooka, Kae Nakamura, Hiromasa Tanaka

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences · 2025

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Summary

Ferroptosis functions both as an intrinsic tumor-suppressive mechanism and a tractable therapeutic vulnerability. Harnessing ferroptosis offers a promising strategy for targeting iron-addicted cancers.

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.1007/s00018-025-05982-5
Catalogue ID
SNmoi8o6ik-3fryef
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