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 …

Pancreatic cancer: a review of risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment

ZY Zhao, W Liu - Technology in cancer research & treatment, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
This review aims to summarize the latest knowledge on factors, diagnosis, and treatment of
pancreatic cancer, and aims to promote further research on this under-studied malignant …

G-quadruplexes: a promising target for cancer therapy

N Kosiol, S Juranek, P Brossart, A Heine, K Paeschke - Molecular Cancer, 2021 - Springer
DNA and RNA can fold into a variety of alternative conformations. In recent years, a
particular nucleic acid structure was discussed to play a role in malignant transformation and …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting immunosuppression by TGF-β1 for cancer immunotherapy

G de Streel, S Lucas - Biochemical Pharmacology, 2021 - Elsevier
The TGF-β1 cytokine is a key mediator of many biological processes. Complex regulatory
mechanisms are in place that allow one single molecule to exert so many distinct …

[HTML][HTML] KRAS signaling enriched triple negative breast cancer is associated with favorable tumor immune microenvironment and better survival

Y Tokumaru, M Oshi, E Katsuta, L Yan… - American journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
KRAS signaling is associated with cancer progression in several cancers. Upregulation of
KRAS signaling is often seen in cancers that harbor high KRAS mutation rate, such as …

Dual-mechanism based CTLs infiltration enhancement initiated by Nano-sapper potentiates immunotherapy against immune-excluded tumors

Y Huang, Y Chen, S Zhou, L Chen, J Wang… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The failure of immunotherapies in immune-excluded tumor (IET) is largely ascribed to the
void of intratumoral cytotoxic T cells (CTLs). The major obstacles are the excessive stroma …

The potential roles of exosomes in pancreatic cancer initiation and metastasis

W Sun, Y Ren, Z Lu, X Zhao - Molecular cancer, 2020 - Springer
Pancreatic cancer (PaCa) is an insidious and highly metastatic malignancy, with a 5-year
survival rate of less than 5%. So far, the pathogenesis and progression mechanisms of …

KRAS G12D Mutation Subtype in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: Does It Influence Prognosis or Stage of Disease at Presentation?

H Shen, J Lundy, AH Strickland, M Harris, M Swan… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: KRAS G12D mutation subtype is present in over 40% of pancreatic ductal
adenocarcinoma (PDAC), one of the leading global causes of cancer death. This …

Nanoparticle-based therapeutic strategies targeting major clinical challenges in pancreatic cancer treatment

M Tarannum, JL Vivero-Escoto - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the deadliest cancers due to its
aggressiveness and the challenges for early diagnosis and treatment. Recently …

Gemcitabine loaded microbubbles for targeted chemo-sonodynamic therapy of pancreatic cancer

H Nesbitt, Y Sheng, S Kamila, K Logan… - Journal of controlled …, 2018 - Elsevier
Pancreatic cancer remains one of the most lethal forms of cancer with a 10-year survival of<
1%. With little improvement in survival rates observed in the past 40 years, there is a …