The molecular biology of pancreatic adenocarcinoma: translational challenges and clinical perspectives

S Wang, Y Zheng, F Yang, L Zhu, XQ Zhu… - Signal transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
Pancreatic cancer is an increasingly common cause of cancer mortality with a tight
correspondence between disease mortality and incidence. Furthermore, it is usually …

Monitoring and adapting cancer treatment using circulating tumor DNA kinetics: Current research, opportunities, and challenges

E Sanz-Garcia, E Zhao, SV Bratman, LL Siu - Science Advances, 2022 - science.org
Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) has emerged as a biomarker with wide-ranging applications
in cancer management. While its role in guiding precision medicine in certain tumors via …

Oncogenic KRAS blockade therapy: renewed enthusiasm and persistent challenges

D Tang, G Kroemer, R Kang - Molecular cancer, 2021 - Springer
Across a broad range of human cancers, gain-of-function mutations in RAS genes (HRAS,
NRAS, and KRAS) lead to constitutive activity of oncoproteins responsible for tumorigenesis …

Mutations in key driver genes of pancreatic cancer: molecularly targeted therapies and other clinical implications

H Hu, Z Ye, Y Qin, X Xu, X Yu, Q Zhuo… - Acta Pharmacologica …, 2021 - nature.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most lethal cancers, with a minimal
difference between its incidence rate and mortality rate. Advances in oncology over the past …

Circulating tumor DNA quantity is related to tumor volume and both predict survival in metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

M Strijker, EC Soer, M de Pastena… - … journal of cancer, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) is assumed to reflect tumor burden and has been suggested
as a tool for prognostication and follow‐up in patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal …

Recent discoveries of diagnostic, prognostic and predictive biomarkers for pancreatic cancer

A Khomiak, M Brunner, M Kordes, S Lindblad… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Biomarkers for cancer diagnosis, prognosis and prediction are important
tools and an urgent need in precision medicine for pancreatic cancer. In recent years, many …

Liquid biopsy in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: current status of circulating tumor cells and circulating tumor DNA

JS Lee, SS Park, YK Lee, JA Norton… - Molecular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Reliable biomarkers are required to evaluate and manage pancreatic ductal
adenocarcinoma. Circulating tumor cells and circulating tumor DNA are shed into blood and …

Quantitative monitoring of circulating tumor DNA in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer undergoing chemotherapy

M Sugimori, K Sugimori, H Tsuchiya, Y Suzuki… - Cancer …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
According to cancer genome sequences, more than 90% of cases of pancreatic ductal
adenocarcinoma (PDAC) harbor active KRAS mutations. Digital PCR (dPCR) enables …

Comprehensive ctDNA measurements improve prediction of clinical outcomes and enable dynamic tracking of disease progression in advanced pancreatic cancer

M Lapin, KH Edland, K Tjensvoll, S Oltedal… - Clinical Cancer …, 2023 - AACR
Abstract Purpose: Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) has emerged as a promising tumor-
specific biomarker in pancreatic cancer, but current evidence of the clinical potential of …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular profiling of ctDNA in pancreatic cancer: Opportunities and challenges for clinical application

L Sivapalan, HM Kocher, H Ross-Adams, C Chelala - Pancreatology, 2021 - Elsevier
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is predicted to become the second leading
cause of cancer-related mortality within the next decade, with limited effective treatment …