OBJECTIVE. The goal of this study was to assess the correlation between CT-derived
texture features of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and histologic and …

Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is the fourth leading cause of cancer death with an overall 5-
year survival of less than 5%. As there is ample evidence that pancreatic adenocarcinomas …

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly lethal disease with a dismal
prognosis. However, while most patients die within the first year of diagnosis, very rarely, a …

The poor prognosis of pancreatic cancer patients signifies a need for radically new
therapeutic strategies. Tumor-targeted oncolytic viruses have emerged as attractive …

Background Improved imaging methods and surgical techniques have created a new era in
hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) surgery. Despite these developments, visual inspection …

Bile is a body fluid produced by the liver and drained by biliary ducts into the duodenum. It
has two major functions: first, it contains bile acids, which are critical for the digestion of fats …

Objectives: No conclusive evidence exists confirming the role of preoperative biliary
drainage (PBD) in reversing the physiological disturbances resulting from biliary obstruction …

The present study was undertaken to estimate the therapeutic benefit to down-regulate the
MUC4 mucin for reversing chemoresistance of pancreatic cancer (PC) stem/progenitor cells …

BACKGROUND: Negative surgical margins are vital to achieve cure and prolong survival in
patients with pancreatic cancer. We inquired if fluorescence-guided surgery (FGS) could …

Background Surgical resection remains the only curative option for pancreatic
adenocarcinoma. Despite recent improvements in medical imaging, unresectability is still …