“…The intrinsic role of CES2 in regulating lipid metabolism has been investigated in diabetes, liver steatosis, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease [ [7] , [8] , [9] , [10] ]. To date, the relevance of CES2 in cancer has primarily been considered with respect to its functional role in mediating the activation of pro-drugs irinotecan and LY2334737 into their respective active forms [ 4 , 5 , [11] , [12] , [13] , [14] ], thereby providing a potential marker for predicting patient response to irinotecan- or LY2334737-containing regimens [ 2 , 5 , 15 , 16 ].…”