Thiol Scarcity in Cerebrospinal Fluid Renders Leptomeningeal Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia Therapeutically Vulnerable to Ferroptosis
Nikolai Gajic, Rhona Christie, Shirley Lam, Tobias Ackermann, Ekaterini Himonas, Jonathan Josephs‐Spaulding, Anand Manoharan, Victoria D Assmann, Jordan Martin, Alexander Collings, Karen M. Dunn, Engy Shokry, Alejandro Huerta Uribe, Sharon Burns, David O’Connor, , Christina Halsey
This paper identifies a metabolic vulnerability in leptomeningeal ALL cells due to thiol scarcity in CSF, making them susceptible to ferroptosis through disruption of selenocysteine biosynthesis and GPX4 activity.
bioRxiv · Dec 17, 2025 · PreprintCancer Biology