Tumor-stromal crosstalk in pancreatic cancer and tissue fibrosis

D Thomas, P Radhakrishnan - Molecular cancer, 2019 - Springer
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a devastating disease with high morbidity and
mortality worldwide. To date, limited therapeutic achievements targeting cell proliferation …

Natural products as adjunctive treatment for pancreatic cancer: recent trends and advancements

Q Yue, G Gao, G Zou, H Yu… - BioMed research …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Pancreatic cancer is a type of common malignant tumors with high occurrence in the world.
Most patients presented in clinic had pancreatic cancer at advanced stages. Furthermore …

M1 macrophage-derived exosomes loaded with gemcitabine and deferasirox against chemoresistant pancreatic cancer

Y Zhao, Y Zheng, Y Zhu, Y Zhang, H Zhu, T Liu - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pancreatic cancer is a malignant disease with high mortality and poor prognosis due to lack
of early diagnosis and low treatment efficiency after diagnosis. Although Gemcitabine (GEM) …

Amino acid transporter SLC6A14 is a novel and effective drug target for pancreatic cancer

V Coothankandaswamy, S Cao, Y Xu… - British journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Purpose Pancreatic cancer is a solid tumour that is often fatal. Hence, there
is an urgent need to identify new drug targets for this disease. Highly proliferating cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Role of gemcitabine-based combination therapy in the management of advanced pancreatic cancer: a meta-analysis of randomised trials

D Ciliberto, C Botta, P Correale, M Rossi… - European journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death
worldwide. Gemcitabine is the mainstay treatment for advanced disease. However, almost …

Phase I/II trial of pimasertib plus gemcitabine in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer

E Van Cutsem, M Hidalgo, JL Canon… - … Journal of Cancer, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The selective MEK1/2 inhibitor pimasertib has shown anti‐tumour activity in a pancreatic
tumour model. This phase I/II, two‐part trial was conducted in patients with metastatic …

Patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma exhibit elevated levels of myeloid-derived suppressor cells upon progression of disease

J Markowitz, TR Brooks, MC Duggan, BK Paul… - Cancer Immunology …, 2015 - Springer
Elevated levels of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) induced by tumor-derived
factors are associated with inhibition of immune responses in patients with gastrointestinal …

Combination of xanthohumol and phenethyl isothiocyanate inhibits NF-κB and activates Nrf2 in pancreatic cancer cells

V Krajka-Kuźniak, M Cykowiak, H Szaefer, R Kleszcz… - Toxicology in Vitro, 2020 - Elsevier
Phytochemicals such as phenethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC), indole-3-carbinol (I3C),
xanthohumol (XAN), and resveratrol (RES) have been shown to target signaling pathways …

The presence of tumour-associated lymphocytes confers a good prognosis in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: an immunohistochemical study of tissue microarrays

N Tewari, AM Zaitoun, A Arora, S Madhusudan, M Ilyas… - BMC cancer, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Background Tumour-associated lymphocytes (TALs) have been linked with good
prognosis in several solid tumours. This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic significance …

Chemosensitivity induced by down-regulation of microRNA-21 in gemcitabine-resistant pancreatic cancer cells by indole-3-carbinol

WH Paik, HR Kim, JK Park, BJ Song, SH Lee… - Anticancer …, 2013 - ar.iiarjournals.org
Background/Aim: Overexpression of microRNA-21 (miR-21) indicates chemoresistance in
pancreatic cancer. We evaluated the change of chemosensitivity to gemcitabine through the …