{"id":1180,"date":"2020-04-14T08:08:22","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T08:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fondvlongo.wpengine.com\/demo\/cancro-for-doctors\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T11:42:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T09:42:50","slug":"cancer-for-doctors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fondazionevalterlongo.org\/en\/cancer-for-doctors\/","title":{"rendered":"Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n.pub-nav { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px; margin-bottom: 28px; }\n.pub-nav a { font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.07em; color: #D36E13; border: 1px solid #D36E13; border-radius: 3px; padding: 4px 10px; text-decoration: none; transition: background 0.2s, color 0.2s; }\n.pub-nav a:hover { background: #D36E13; color: #fff; }\n.pubblicazioni-lista { margin-top: 8px; }\n.pubblicazione-item { padding: 14px 0; border-bottom: 0.5px solid #e8e8e8; }\n.pubblicazione-item:last-child { border-bottom: none; }\n.rivista-label { display: block; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #D36E13; margin-bottom: 6px; }\n.pub-link { font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; color: #1a5fa8; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-color: rgba(26,95,168,0.35); text-underline-offset: 3px; display: inline; }\n.pub-link:hover { color: #D36E13; text-decoration-color: #D36E13; }\n.pub-link em { font-style: italic; }\n.arrow-icon { display: inline-block; font-size: 11px; margin-left: 5px; color: rgba(26,95,168,0.55); text-decoration: none; vertical-align: middle; }\n.intro-text { font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7; color: #54565A; margin-bottom: 8px; }\n.section-note { font-size: 11px; color: #888; margin-top: 24px; padding-top: 16px; border-top: 0.5px solid #e8e8e8; }\n.year-divider { font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #bbb; margin: 28px 0 4px 0; padding-bottom: 6px; border-bottom: 0.5px solid #e8e8e8; clear: both; display: block; }\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"content_info\">\n<h1>Scientific Publications: Fasting-Mimicking Diet, Fasting and Oncology<\/h1>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">The following collection gathers the main scientific publications on the relationship between fasting, fasting-mimicking diet and oncology. The studies cover efficacy in combination with chemotherapy, the impact on the immune system, and quality of life in cancer patients.<\/p>\n<nav class=\"pub-nav\">\n  <a href=\"#y2026\">2026<\/a><br \/>\n  <a href=\"#y2025\">2025<\/a><br \/>\n  <a href=\"#y2024\">2024<\/a><br \/>\n  <a href=\"#y2022\">2022<\/a><br \/>\n  <a href=\"#y2021\">2021<\/a><br \/>\n  <a href=\"#y2020\">2020<\/a><br \/>\n  <a href=\"#y2018\">2018<\/a><br \/>\n  <a href=\"#y2017\">2017<\/a><br \/>\n  <a href=\"#y2016\">2016<\/a><br \/>\n  <a href=\"#y2015\">2015<\/a><br \/>\n  <a href=\"#y2013\">2013<\/a><br \/>\n  <a href=\"#y2012\">2012<\/a><br \/>\n  <a href=\"#y2011\">2011<\/a><br \/>\n  <a href=\"#y2010\">2010<\/a><br \/>\n  <a href=\"#y2009\">2009<\/a><br \/>\n  <a href=\"#y2008\">2008<\/a><br \/>\n  <a href=\"#y2007\">2007<\/a><br \/>\n  <a href=\"#y2006\">2006<\/a><br \/>\n  <a href=\"#y2005\">2005<\/a><br \/>\n  <a href=\"#y2002\">2002<\/a><br \/>\n  <a href=\"#y1997\">1997<\/a><br \/>\n<\/nav>\n<div class=\"pubblicazioni-lista\">\n<div class=\"year-divider\" id=\"y2026\">2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Nature \/ 2026<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fondazionevalterlongo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026_Padrao_Nature.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Padr\u00e3o A.I. et al. \u2014 Fasting boosts breast cancer therapy efficacy via glucocorticoid receptor activation. <em>Nature<\/em>, 649(8098):1013-1021, 2026.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"year-divider\" id=\"y2025\">2025<\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Annals of Oncology \/ 2025<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fondazionevalterlongo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2025_Provenzano_Annals-of-Oncology.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Provenzano L. et al. \u2014 Fasting-mimicking diet in the metabolic treatment of breast cancer: preclinical and clinical evidence. <em>Ann Oncol<\/em>, 2025.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Cell Metabolism \/ 2025<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fondazionevalterlongo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2025_Ligorio_Cell-Metabolism.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ligorio F. et al. \u2014 Early downmodulation of tumor glycolysis predicts response to fasting-mimicking diet in triple-negative breast cancer patients. <em>Cell Metab<\/em>, 37(2):330-344, 2025.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Scientific Reports \/ 2025<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fondazionevalterlongo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2025_Castagnoli_Scientific-reports.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Castagnoli L. et al. \u2014 Identification of new selective CD36 inhibitors to potentiate HER2-targeted therapy in HER2-positive breast cancer. <em>Sci Rep<\/em>, 15:28709, 2025.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Journal of Experimental &amp; Clinical Cancer Research \/ 2025<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fondazionevalterlongo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2025_Castagnoli_Journal-of-experimental-clinical-cancer-research.1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Castagnoli L. et al. \u2014 CD36 enrichment in HER2-positive mesenchymal stem cells drives therapy refractoriness in breast cancer. <em>J Exp Clin Cancer Res<\/em>, 44:19, 2025.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Journal of Experimental &amp; Clinical Cancer Research \/ 2025<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fondazionevalterlongo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2025_Castagnoli_Journal-of-experimental-clinical-cancer-research.2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Castagnoli L. et al. \u2014 Correction: CD36 enrichment in HER2-positive mesenchymal stem cells drives therapy refractoriness in breast cancer. <em>J Exp Clin Cancer Res<\/em>, 44:165, 2025.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Drug Resistance Updates \/ 2025<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fondazionevalterlongo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2025_Brandhorst_Drug-Resistance-Updates.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brandhorst S., Longo V.D. \u2014 Fasting-mimicking diet potentiates anti-tumor effects of CDK4\/6 inhibitors against breast cancer by suppressing NRAS- and IGF1-mediated mTORC1 signaling. <em>Drug Resist Updat<\/em>, 78:101182, 2025.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"year-divider\" id=\"y2024\">2024<\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">International Journal of Cancer \/ 2024<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/37615485\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ligorio F. et al. \u2014 Adding fasting-mimicking diet to first-line carboplatin-based chemotherapy is associated with better overall survival in advanced triple-negative breast cancer patients. <em>Int J Cancer<\/em>, 154(1):114-123, 2024.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Cancer Research \/ 2024<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/38241703\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Raucci F. et al. \u2014 Cyclic fasting-mimicking diet plus bortezomib and rituximab is an effective treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukemia. <em>Cancer Res<\/em>, 84(7):1133-1148, 2024.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Endocrine-Related Cancer \/ 2024<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fondazionevalterlongo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2024_Fanti_Endocrine-Related-Cancer_Nutrition-Gh-IGF-1-and-cancer-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fanti M. et al. \u2014 Nutrition, GH-IGF-1 and cancer: clinical and therapeutic implications. <em>Endocr Relat Cancer<\/em>, 2024.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Biomedical Journal \/ 2024<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fondazionevalterlongo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2024_Mirisola_Biomedical-Journal-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mirisola M.G. et al. \u2014 Inactivation of Ymr1, Sjl2\/3 phosphatases promotes stress resistance and longevity in wild type and Ras2G19V yeast. <em>Biomed J<\/em>, 47(2):100694, 2024.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"year-divider\" id=\"y2022\">2022<\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">European Journal of Cancer \/ 2022<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/35810555\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ligorio F. et al. \u2014 Exceptional tumour responses to fasting-mimicking diet combined with standard anticancer therapies: a sub-analysis of the NCT03340935 trial. <em>Eur J Cancer<\/em>, 172:300-310, 2022.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Cell Reports \/ 2022<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/36001966\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cortellino S. et al. \u2014 Fasting renders immunotherapy effective against low-immunogenic breast cancer while reducing side effects. <em>Cell Rep<\/em>, 40(8):111256, 2022.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Cancer Discovery \/ 2022<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/34789537\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vernieri C. et al. \u2014 Fasting-mimicking diet is safe and reshapes metabolism and antitumor immunity in patients with cancer. <em>Cancer Discov<\/em>, 12(1):90-107, 2022.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases \/ 2022<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fondazionevalterlongo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2022_Fay-Watt_Prostate-Cancer-and-Prostatic-Dis21330.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fay-Watt V. et al. \u2014 The impact of a fasting-mimicking diet on the metabolic health of patients with prostate cancer: a pilot implementation study. <em>Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis<\/em>, 26:317-322, 2023.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"year-divider\" id=\"y2021\">2021<\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Cancers \/ 2021<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/34439167\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Valdemarin F. et al. \u2014 Safety and feasibility of fasting-mimicking diet and effects on nutritional status in cancer patients undergoing active treatment. <em>Cancers<\/em>, 13(16):4013, 2021.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Breast Cancer Research and Treatment \/ 2021<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/33179154\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lugtenberg R.T. et al. \u2014 Quality of life and illness perceptions in patients with breast cancer using a fasting-mimicking diet as an adjunct to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in the phase 2 DIRECT trial. <em>Breast Cancer Res Treat<\/em>, 185(3):741-758, 2021.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"year-divider\" id=\"y2020\">2020<\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Nature \/ 2020<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32669709\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Caffa I. et al. \u2014 Fasting-mimicking diet and hormone therapy induce breast cancer regression. <em>Nature<\/em>, 583(7817):620-624, 2020.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Nature Communications \/ 2020<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32576828\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">de Groot S. et al. \u2014 Fasting-mimicking diet as an adjunct to neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer in the multicentre randomized phase 2 DIRECT trial. <em>Nat Commun<\/em>, 11(1):3083, 2020.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Nature Communications \/ 2020<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32393788\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Di Tano M. et al. \u2014 Synergistic effect of fasting-mimicking diet and vitamin C against KRAS mutated cancers. <em>Nat Commun<\/em>, 11(1):2332, 2020.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Nature Communications \/ 2020<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fondazionevalterlongo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2020_Vernieri_Nature-Communications_Fasting-mimicking-diet-plus-chemotherapy-in-breast.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vernieri C. et al. \u2014 Fasting-mimicking diet plus chemotherapy in breast cancer treatment. <em>Nat Commun<\/em>, 11(1):4274, 2020.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"year-divider\" id=\"y2018\">2018<\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Nature Reviews Cancer \/ 2018<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fondazionevalterlongo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Nencioni_2018_NatRevCan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nencioni A. et al. \u2014 Fasting and cancer: molecular mechanisms and clinical application. <em>Nat Rev Cancer<\/em>, 18(11):707-719, 2018.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">BMC Cancer \/ 2018<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fondazionevalterlongo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2018_Breast-and-Ovarian-Cancer_BMC-Cancer_Bauersfeld.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bauersfeld S.P. et al. \u2014 The effects of short-term fasting on quality of life and tolerance to chemotherapy in patients with breast and ovarian cancer: a randomized cross-over pilot study. <em>BMC Cancer<\/em>, 2018.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">JOP \u2014 Journal of the Pancreas \/ 2018<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fondazionevalterlongo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2018_Pancreatic-Adenocarcinoma-using-MSCT_Pancreas_Iyikesici.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Iyikesici M.S. \u2014 Long-term outcomes of the treatment of unresectable ductal pancreatic adenocarcinoma using metabolically supported chemotherapy (MSCT). <em>JOP<\/em>, 2018.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Trends in Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism \/ 2018<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/wmq7q6azyzfsubm\/AAAGPePwhWsxNLry0db058Kma\/Cancer\/2018_Buono_TrendsEndMet_Starvation%2C%20stress%20resistance%2C%20and%20cancer.pdf?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buono R., Longo V.D. \u2014 Starvation, stress resistance, and cancer. <em>Trends Endocrinol Metab<\/em>, 29(4):271-280, 2018.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"year-divider\" id=\"y2017\">2017<\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Science Translational Medicine \/ 2017<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fondazionevalterlongo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2017_Wei_Science-translational-medicine.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wei M. et al. \u2014 Fasting-mimicking diet and markers\/risk factors for aging, diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular disease. <em>Sci Transl Med<\/em>, 9(377):eaai8700, 2017.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Scientific Reports \/ 2017<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/wmq7q6azyzfsubm\/AABe0mmUpyefYCG8mkwmVTMma\/Cancer\/2017-02-01_Lee-2017-Effects%20of%20Prolonged%20GRP78%20Haploinsuf.pdf?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lee D. et al. \u2014 Effects of prolonged GRP78 haploinsufficiency on organ homeostasis, behavior, cancer and chemotoxic resistance in aged mice. <em>Sci Rep<\/em>, 2017.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">PLOS Biology \/ 2017<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/wmq7q6azyzfsubm\/AACskm8NhkIgGDJKjfmFMN25a\/Cancer\/2017_Di%20Biase-2017-Fasting%20regulates%20EGR1%20and%20prote.pdf?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Di Biase S. et al. \u2014 Fasting regulates EGR1 and protects from glucose- and dexamethasone-dependent sensitization to chemotherapy. <em>PLoS Biol<\/em>, 2017.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Elsevier \/ 2017<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/wmq7q6azyzfsubm\/AABJ27o6njn9Nn_6Ii2zzweNa\/Cancer\/2017_Brandhorst_Protective%20effects%20of%20short-te.pdf?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brandhorst S. et al. \u2014 Protective effects of short-term dietary restriction in surgical stress and chemotherapy. <em>Elsevier<\/em>, 2017.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"year-divider\" id=\"y2016\">2016<\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">AACR \/ 2016<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/wmq7q6azyzfsubm\/AADHS7qjMtnzto9_jW9_0aJZa\/Cancer\/2016_Targeting%20Cancer%20Metabolism%20Dietary%20and%20Pharma.pdf?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2014 Targeting cancer metabolism: dietary and pharmacologic interventions. <em>AACR<\/em>, 2016.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">BMC Cancer \/ 2016<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/wmq7q6azyzfsubm\/AAD9iBk9oIkXst0wt0N4MqyOa\/Cancer\/2016_FastingTrial_Dorff.pdf?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dorff T.B. et al. \u2014 Safety and feasibility of fasting in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy. <em>BMC Cancer<\/em>, 2016.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Cancer Cell \/ 2016<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/wmq7q6azyzfsubm\/AADIxbE1ov1L69P9gmaLxdj5a\/Cancer\/2016_CancerCell_diBiase.pdf?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Di Biase S. et al. \u2014 Fasting-mimicking diet reduces HO-1 to promote T cell-mediated tumor cytotoxicity. <em>Cancer Cell<\/em>, 2016.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Elsevier \/ 2016<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/wmq7q6azyzfsubm\/AACO9jv_bAzfV7ujefAsHwD0a\/Cancer\/2016_Balasubramanian-2016-Growth%20factors%2C%20aging%20and.pdf?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Balasubramanian P. et al. \u2014 Growth factors, aging and age-related diseases. <em>Elsevier<\/em>, 2016.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"year-divider\" id=\"y2015\">2015<\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">BMC Cancer \/ 2015<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fondazionevalterlongo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2015_HER2-negative-breast-cancer_BMC-Cancer_De-Groot.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">de Groot S. et al. \u2014 The effects of short-term fasting on tolerance to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in HER2-negative breast cancer patients: a randomized pilot study. <em>BMC Cancer<\/em>, 2015.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Oncotarget \/ 2015<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/wmq7q6azyzfsubm\/AAAW9aqfwC5r83W53rL87LSja\/Cancer\/2015_Oncotarget_Caffa.pdf?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Caffa I. et al. \u2014 Fasting potentiates the anticancer activity of tyrosine kinase inhibitors by strengthening MAPK signaling inhibition. <em>Oncotarget<\/em>, 2015.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Oncotarget \/ 2015<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/wmq7q6azyzfsubm\/AAD2lcE2mT6jE6YMcFdtQCIia\/Cancer\/2015_Oncotarget_Bianchi.pdf?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bianchi G. et al. \u2014 Fasting induces an anti-Warburg effect that increases respiration but reduces ATP synthesis to promote apoptosis in colon cancer models. <em>Oncotarget<\/em>, 2015.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"year-divider\" id=\"y2013\">2013<\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Experimental Gerontology \/ 2013<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/wmq7q6azyzfsubm\/AAAOjf9Anu_xdENHs9ZmVaj7a\/Cancer\/2013_Exp%20Geron_Sebastian.pdf?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sebastian C. et al. \u2014 Short-term calorie and protein restriction provide partial protection from chemotoxicity but do not delay glioma progression. <em>Exp Gerontol<\/em>, 2013.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"year-divider\" id=\"y2012\">2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Science Translational Medicine \/ 2012<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/wmq7q6azyzfsubm\/AAAgI259VaaIomuET3rri7ONa\/Cancer\/2012_Sci%20Transl%20Med-2012_Lee.pdf?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lee C. et al. \u2014 Fasting cycles retard growth of tumors and sensitize a range of cancer cell types to chemotherapy. <em>Sci Transl Med<\/em>, 2012.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Drug Resistance Updates \/ 2012<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/wmq7q6azyzfsubm\/AADZZWuTyF9uP7yl6QJvQGWea\/Cancer\/2012_Drug%20Resistance%20Update_Lee.pdf?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lee C. et al. \u2014 Starvation, detoxification, and multi-drug resistance in cancer therapy. <em>Drug Resist Updat<\/em>, 2012.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">PLOS One \/ 2012<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/wmq7q6azyzfsubm\/AAAKPSbV878nx-wD61NTX6yba\/Cancer\/2012%20PLoS%20ONE_Safdie.pdf?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Safdie F. et al. \u2014 Fasting enhances the response of glioma to chemo- and radiotherapy. <em>PLoS ONE<\/em>, 2012.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"year-divider\" id=\"y2011\">2011<\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Oncogene \/ 2011<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/wmq7q6azyzfsubm\/AACnac-mJlnggRLnM_ebdAIja\/Cancer\/2011_Oncogene_Lee.pdf?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lee C., Longo V.D. \u2014 Fasting vs dietary restriction in cellular protection and cancer treatment: from model organisms to patients. <em>Oncogene<\/em>, 2011.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"year-divider\" id=\"y2010\">2010<\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Cancer Research \/ 2010<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/wmq7q6azyzfsubm\/AABqgGQ-zzghpuUAlt2yD10Fa\/Cancer\/2010_Cancer%20Research.pdf?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2014 Reduced levels of IGF-I mediate differential protection of normal and cancer cells in response to fasting and improve the chemotherapeutic index. <em>Cancer Res<\/em>, 2010.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"year-divider\" id=\"y2009\">2009<\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Aging \/ 2009<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/wmq7q6azyzfsubm\/AAANq6wfhRMr7FlPP_IoCtlDa\/Cancer\/2009_Aging_Fasting%20Case%20Report.pdf?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2014 Fasting and cancer treatment in humans: a case series report. <em>Aging<\/em>, 2009.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"year-divider\" id=\"y2008\">2008<\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">PNAS \/ 2008<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/wmq7q6azyzfsubm\/AACoCigKOQYxthruLAuynC_Ya\/Cancer\/2008_PNAS_LizziaRaffaghello.pdf?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Raffaghello L. et al. \u2014 Starvation-dependent differential stress resistance protects normal but not cancer cells against high-dose chemotherapy. <em>PNAS<\/em>, 2008.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Nature Reviews Cancer \/ 2008<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/wmq7q6azyzfsubm\/AAA6FKQBDPw50MAg6wFDjiZoa\/Cancer\/2008_NatureRev_Longo.pdf?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Longo V.D. \u2014 Turning anti-aging genes against cancer. <em>Nat Rev Cancer<\/em>, 2008.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Journal of Cell Biology \/ 2008<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/wmq7q6azyzfsubm\/AABj6kxN-eqzDXTq3I9wRovca\/Cancer\/2008_JCB_FedericaMadia_Sgs1.pdf?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Madia F. et al. \u2014 Longevity mutation in SCH9 prevents recombination errors and premature genomic instability in a Werner\/Bloom model system. <em>J Cell Biol<\/em>, 2008.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"year-divider\" id=\"y2007\">2007<\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Mechanisms of Ageing and Development \/ 2007<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/wmq7q6azyzfsubm\/AAB06x3PZa6Fn5SJ66h38oCKa\/Cancer\/2007_MechanismsOfAging_SimpleModel.pdf?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2014 A simple model system for age-dependent DNA damage and cancer. <em>Mech Ageing Dev<\/em>, 2007.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"year-divider\" id=\"y2006\">2006<\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Biochimica et Biophysica Acta \/ 2006<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fondazionevalterlongo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2006-Longo-Sirtuins-in-aging-and-age-related-d.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Longo V.D. et al. \u2014 Sirtuins in aging and age-related disease. <em>Biochim Biophys Acta<\/em>, 2006.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"year-divider\" id=\"y2005\">2005<\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences \/ 2005<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fondazionevalterlongo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2005_AnnNYAcadSci_Mito.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Skulachev V.P., Longo V.D. \u2014 Aging as a mitochondria-mediated atavistic program: can aging be switched off? <em>Ann NY Acad Sci<\/em>, 1057:145-64, 2005.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"year-divider\" id=\"y2002\">2002<\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Journal of the National Cancer Institute \/ 2022<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fondazionevalterlongo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2002_Ligorio_Journal-of-the-National-Cancer-Institute.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ligorio F. et al. \u2014 Predictive role of CD36 expression in HER2-positive breast cancer patients receiving neoadjuvant trastuzumab. <em>J Natl Cancer Inst<\/em>, 114(12):1720-1727, 2022.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"year-divider\" id=\"y1997\">1997<\/div>\n<div class=\"pubblicazione-item\">\n    <span class=\"rivista-label\">Journal of Cell Biology \/ 1997<\/span><br \/>\n    <a class=\"pub-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fondazionevalterlongo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1997_JCB_Bcl2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2014 Human Bcl-2 reverses survival defects in yeast lacking superoxide dismutase and delays death of wild-type yeast. <em>J Cell Biol<\/em>, 1997.<span class=\"arrow-icon\">\u2197<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"section-note\">Publications are listed in reverse chronological order. 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