title: An Alternative Sugar Fuels AML.
abstract: Although altered glucose metabolism is a well-studied feature of malignant cells, little is known about the direct metabolism of fructose. In this issue of Cancer Cell, Chen et al. report that AML cells consume fructose and use it to maintain viability, especially when glucose is scarce.
authors.affiliation: The Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2C1, Canada. Electronic address: robc@uhnres.utoronto.ca.
authors.forename: Rob A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Cairns
authors.affiliation: The Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2C1, Canada. Electronic address: tmak@uhnresearch.ca.
authors.forename: Tak W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Mak
mesh_terms: D005632:Fructose / Q000378:metabolism*; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D005632:Fructose; D005947:Glucose