Brain tumors hijack sugar metabolism to evade immune attack
March 17, 2026
March 17, 2026
EVANSTON, Illinois, March 17 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release:
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Brain tumors hijack sugar metabolism to evade immune attack
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* First study linking fructose metabolism by brain immune cells to glioblastoma growth
* Blocking a key fructose transporter activated tumor-killing immune cells in mice
* Findings suggest a promising new drug target to improve brain cancer treatments
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Brain tumors hijack sugar metabolism to evade immune attack
*
* First study linking fructose metabolism by brain immune cells to glioblastoma growth
* Blocking a key fructose transporter activated tumor-killing immune cells in mice
* Findings suggest a promising new drug target to improve brain cancer treatments
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