Of particular interest, expression levels of the GLUT1 glucose transporter, ATP citrate lyase, a critical enzyme in tumours that links glucose metabolism to lipid synthesis and hexokinase II, responsible for coordinating metabolic and apoptotic pathways at the mitochondrial membrane were significantly correlated with GC resistance (P<0.005 vs both DEX and MPRED for each gene). Here, ACLY is linked to neoplasm.