[HTML][HTML] Cellular metabolism in pancreatic cancer as a tool for prognosis and treatment

M Zuzčák, J Trnka - International Journal of Oncology, 2022 - spandidos-publications.com
Pancreatic cancer (PC) has one of the highest fatality rates and the currently available
therapeutic options are not sufficient to improve its overall poor prognosis. In addition to …

A prognostic model based on tumor microenvironment-related lncRNAs predicts therapy response in pancreatic cancer

J Lu, J Tan, X Yu - Functional & Integrative Genomics, 2023 - Springer
Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive malignant tumor with high mortality and a low survival
rate. The immune and stromal cells that infiltrate in the tumor microenvironment (TME) …

TGFβ drives metabolic perturbations during epithelial mesenchymal transition in pancreatic cancer: TGFβ induced EMT in PDAC

MU Rajagopal, S Bansal, P Kaur, SK Jain, T Altadil… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive disease with most patients diagnosed
at late stages resulting in poor outcomes. While it is known that pancreatic tumor cells …

Cholecystokinin receptor antagonist induces pancreatic stellate cell plasticity rendering the tumor microenvironment less oncogenic

G Jolly, T Duka, N Shivapurkar, W Chen, S Bansal… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The tumor microenvironment of pancreatic cancer consists of dense
fibrotic stroma, which, to a certain extent, accounts for the relative drug resistance of this …

Safety and Dosing Study of a Cholecystokinin Receptor Antagonist in Non‐alcoholic Steatohepatitis

A Rabiee, MD Gay, N Shivapurkar… - Clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
High saturated fat diets have been shown to raise blood levels of cholecystokinin (CCK) and
induce nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). CCK receptors are expressed on stellate cells …

CCK Receptor Inhibition Reduces Pancreatic Tumor Fibrosis and Promotes Nanoparticle Delivery

T Abraham, M Armold, C McGovern, JF Harms… - Biomedicines, 2024 - mdpi.com
The poor prognosis for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) patients is due in part to
the highly fibrotic nature of the tumors that impedes delivery of therapeutics, including …

Treatment with a cholecystokinin receptor antagonist, proglumide, improves efficacy of immune checkpoint antibodies in hepatocellular carcinoma

N Shivapurkar, MD Gay, A He, W Chen… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third leading cause of cancer-associated deaths
worldwide. Treatment with immune checkpoint antibodies has shown promise in advanced …

Target-Specific Nanoparticle Polyplex Down-Regulates Mutant Kras to Prevent Pancreatic Carcinogenesis and Halt Tumor Progression

JP Smith, W Chen, N Shivapurkar, M Gerber… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Survival from pancreatic cancer is poor because most cancers are diagnosed in the late
stages and there are no therapies to prevent the progression of precancerous pancreatic …

[PDF][PDF] TGFβ Drives Metabolic Perturbations during Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition in Pancreatic Cancer: TGFβ Induced EMT in PDAC. Cancers 2021, 13, 6204

MU Rajagopal, S Bansal, P Kaur, SK Jain, T Altadil… - 2021 - iqac.khalsacollege.edu.in
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly lethal malignancy wherein a majority
of patients present metastatic disease at diagnosis. Although the role of epithelial to …