Glutamine and the tumor microenvironment

Understanding the mechanisms that fuel cancer progression

Chris Albanese Departments of Oncology and Pathology; Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center; Georgetown University Medical Center; Washington, DC USACorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]

Fabiana S. Machado Departments of Biochemistry and Immunology; Institute for Biological Sciences and the Faculty of Medicine; University of Minas Gerais; Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Herbert B. Tanowitz Departments of Pathology and Medicine; Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Bronx, NY USACorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]

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