The Pentose Phosphate Pathway (HMP shunt) & G6PD deficiency (Favism) Pentose Phosphate Pathway on the MCAT MedLife Mastery A metabolic switch to the pentose phosphate pathway induces radiation resistance in pancreatic cancer Radiotherapy and Oncology The pentose phosphate pathway in health and disease Nature Metabolism HMP also known as the Pentose phosphate pathway. Consists of two irreversible oxidative rxs followed by a series of reversible