KRAS mutation: The booster of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma transformation and progression

Z Zhang, H Zhang, X Liao, H Tsai - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the most common type of pancreatic cancer. It
has a poor response to conventional therapy and has an extremely poor 5-year survival rate …

Therapeutic advances in metastatic pancreatic cancer: a focus on targeted therapies

A Turpin, C Neuzillet, E Colle… - … in medical oncology, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Mortality from pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is increasing worldwide and
effective new treatments are urgently needed. The current treatment of metastatic PDAC in fit …

Integrative genomic analysis of gemcitabine resistance in pancreatic cancer by patient-derived xenograft models

G Yang, W Guan, Z Cao, W Guo, G Xiong, F Zhao… - Clinical Cancer …, 2021 - AACR
Purpose: Gemcitabine is most commonly used for pancreatic cancer. However, the
molecular features and mechanisms of the frequently occurring resistance remain unclear …

Chromatin accessibility uncovers KRAS-driven FOSL2 promoting pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma progression through up-regulation of CCL28

S Zhang, P Li, J Li, J Gao, Q Qi, G Dong, X Liu… - British Journal of …, 2023 - nature.com
Background The epigenetic mechanisms involved in the progression of pancreatic ductal
adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remain largely unexplored. This study aimed to identify key …

Targeted therapies for pancreatic cancer

I Amanam, V Chung - Cancers, 2018 - mdpi.com
Pancreatic cancer is the third leading cause of cancer related death and by 2030, it will be
second only to lung cancer. We have seen tremendous advances in therapies for lung …

HH1-1, a novel Galectin-3 inhibitor, exerts anti-pancreatic cancer activity by blocking Galectin-3/EGFR/AKT/FOXO3 signaling pathway

Y Yao, L Zhou, W Liao, H Chen, Z Du, C Shao… - Carbohydrate …, 2019 - Elsevier
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is a highly malignant gastrointestinal tumor. Molecular
targeting therapy for pancreatic cancer is still limited. High expressed Galectin-3 in …

Aurora A kinase and its activator TPX2 are potential therapeutic targets in KRAS-induced pancreatic cancer

SM Gomes-Filho, EO Dos Santos, ERM Bertoldi… - Cellular Oncology, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Oncogenic KRAS mutations are found in over 90% of pancreatic ductal
adenocarcinomas (PDACs). As yet, however, no effective therapies are available for KRAS …

Molecular therapeutics of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: targeted pathways and the role of cancer stem cells

AF Stoica, CH Chang, S Pauklin - Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, 2020 - cell.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most lethal cancers in humans due
to late detection and highly metastatic characteristics. PDAC cells vary in their tumorigenic …

Arsenic trioxide sensitizes pancreatic cancer cells to gemcitabine through downregulation of the TIMP1/PI3K/AKT/mTOR axis

Z Tian, Y Tan, X Lin, M Su, L Pan, L Lin, G Ou… - Translational …, 2023 - Elsevier
Gemcitabine (GEM) is the first-line medication for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
(PDAC). However, over some treatment cycles, GEM sensitivity declines and …

Synergistic antitumoral effect of epigenetic inhibitors and gemcitabine in pancreatic cancer cells

I Maietta, A Martínez-Pérez, R Álvarez, ÁR De Lera… - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Epigenetic modifications could drive some of the molecular events implicated in
proliferation, drug resistance and metastasis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) …