Metabolomics and Enzymology

Cancer Therapeutic Approaches

Cancer cells are known to possess a highly unique metabolic phenotype. Hence development of specific biomarkers in oncology is necessary and they are used to detect the presence of cancer, determine prognosis, and/or assess the viability of treatment. Recent innovations have empowered the examination of numerous potential biomarkers and recharged enthusiasm for growing new biomarkers. Metabolomics allows for a global assessment of a cellular state within the context of the immediate environment, considering genetic regulation, altered kinetic activity of enzymes, and changes in metabolic reactions. Thus, Metabolomics is growing in the field of oncology with particular attention to its application as a biomarker in cancer diagnosis, assessing treatment effects, and in the development of novel therapeutics.