2025 Fall
International Convention of PSK

D+7
October 22-24, 2025

Abstracts

P4-5

Glutamine-linked metabolic adaptation and anchorage-independent growth in pancreatic cancer

  • Min Ju Lee1, Ya Chun Yu2, Yul seung Sung2, Jung Min Han*1,2,3
  • 1Department of Integrative Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Incheon 21983, South Korea.
  • 2College of Pharmacy, Yonsei Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Yonsei University, Incheon 21983, South Korea.
  • 3Department of Integrated OMICS for Biomedical Science, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, South Korea.

Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive malignancy with high metastatic potential and limited therapeutic options. A key step in metastasis involves survival and growth of cancer cells under anchorage-independent conditions. In this study, we investigated the metabolic features associated with anoikis resistance in pancreatic cancer cells, with a particular focus on glutamine-related pathways. Our comparative analysis revealed distinct alterations in cellular behavior and metabolic dependency that support survival, motility, and invasive properties under detachment conditions. Preliminary findings suggest that glutamine utilization plays a role in sustaining energy homeostasis and cell viability during anchorage-independent growth. These results highlight the potential importance of glutamine-linked metabolic adaptation in metastatic progression and may provide new perspectives for therapeutic intervention.


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