Neoadjuvant therapy for pancreatic cancer

C Springfeld, CR Ferrone, MHG Katz… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Patients with localized pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) are best treated with
surgical resection of the primary tumour and systemic chemotherapy, which provides …

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 …

Moving the needle on precision medicine in pancreatic cancer

GM O'Kane, MA Lowery - Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2022 - ascopubs.org
The management of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has posed a considerable
challenge for decades, with incidence and mortality rates almost mirroring each other …

[HTML][HTML] Precision medicine for KRAS wild-type pancreatic adenocarcinomas

I Ben-Ammar, A Rousseau, R Nicolle, A Tarabay… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background KRAS mutation is the most common molecular alteration in pancreatic
adenocarcinoma (PDAC), and around 10% of patients harbor KRAS wild-type tumors (KRAS …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of tissue-agnostic approvals for patients with gastrointestinal malignancies

D Bhamidipati, V Subbiah - Trends in cancer, 2023 - cell.com
Gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies encompass a broad range of tumors with limited
treatment options, particularly for advanced disease. With the development and …

Novel therapeutic strategies in pancreatic cancer: moving beyond cytotoxic chemotherapy

B Geerinckx, LA Teuwen, T Foo… - Expert review of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Prognosis of patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
(mPDAC) remains disappointing with a 5-year overall survival of only 3–5%. Compared to …

[HTML][HTML] Fusion genes in pancreatic tumors

A Gkountakos, AD Singhi, CB Westphalen, A Scarpa… - Trends in Cancer, 2024 - cell.com
Gene fusions and rearrangements play a crucial role in tumor biology. They are rare events
typically detected in KRAS wild-type (WT) pancreatic tumors. Their identification can inform …

[HTML][HTML] Overcoming therapy resistance in pancreatic cancer: New insights and future directions

M Espona-Fiedler, C Patthey, S Lindblad, I Sarró… - Biochemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is predicted to become the second leading cause of
cancer deaths by 2030 and this is mostly due to therapy failure. Limited treatment options …

BRAF-Driven Pancreatic Cancer: Prevalence, molecular features, and therapeutic opportunities

AT Ciner, Y Jiang, P Hausner - Molecular Cancer Research, 2023 - AACR
BRAF-altered pancreatic cancer is an important molecular subgroup that activates the
mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway and promotes tumorigenesis. This manuscript …

[HTML][HTML] The next frontier in pancreatic cancer: Targeting the tumor immune milieu and molecular pathways

C Yin, A Alqahtani, MS Noel - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has a notoriously bad
prognosis due to its high mortality and lack of good therapies. Chemotherapy is the current …