title: Metabolomics in the fields of oncology: a review of recent research.
abstract: The study of all endogenously produced metabolites, known as metabolomics, is the youngest of the "omics" sciences. It is becoming increasingly clear that, of all of the "omics" techniques, metabolomic approaches will become increasingly useful in disease diagnosis and have potential power to improve our understanding of the underlying mechanisms of cancer. The primary aim of the review is to discuss the relationship between metabolomics and tumors are elucidated in detail. Then the review is also to introduce the technologies of metabolomics, especially emphasizing the application of metabolomics in the fields of oncology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University, Shanghai 200072, PR China. yanleima@live.cn
authors.forename: Yanlei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yongzhi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Huanlong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Qin
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D055442:Metabolome; D055432:Metabolomics / Q000379:methods*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism*