SLC7A5 and cancer: Subsequently, Wang found that (18) F-labeled fluoroalkyl phenylalanine derivatives as PET tracers were more likely to bind to LAT1 in tumors, and the specific accumulation of this tracer in tumor cells suggested that LAT1 was expressed in a large number of malignant tumors, thus preliminarily revealing the close relationship between LAT1 and malignant tumors [13].