Evidence and Future Perspectives for Neoadjuvant Therapy for Resectable and Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer: A Scoping Review

Y Endo, M Kitago, Y Kitagawa - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Pancreatic cancer presents a challenge due to its high mortality rates and
limited treatment options. In an effort to improve patient outcomes, neoadjuvant treatment …

The Role of SMAD4 Inactivation in Epithelial–Mesenchymal Plasticity of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: The Missing Link?

ML Racu, L Lebrun, AA Schiavo, C Van Campenhout… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is currently one of the
deadliest cancers. Despite the progress that has been made in the research of patient care …

Post‐operative mortality and recurrence patterns in pancreatic cancer according to KRAS mutation and CDKN2A, p53, and SMAD4 expression

Y Masugi, M Takamatsu, M Tanaka… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Alterations in KRAS, CDKN2A (p16), TP53, and SMAD4 genes have been major
drivers of pancreatic carcinogenesis. The clinical course of patients with pancreatic cancer …

Tumor-informed approach improved ctDNA detection rate in resected pancreatic cancer

K Watanabe, T Nakamura, Y Kimura, M Motoya… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pancreatic cancer is one of the cancers with very poor prognosis; there is an urgent need to
identify novel biomarkers to improve its clinical outcomes. Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) …

Comprehensive analysis of molecular biologic characteristics of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma concomitant with intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm

M Tsujimae, A Masuda, T Ikegawa, T Tanaka… - Annals of Surgical …, 2022 - Springer
Background Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) concomitant with intraductal
papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) is defined as PDAC occurring apart from IPMN. This …

Kras Gene Analysis Using Liquid-Based Cytology Specimens Predicts Therapeutic Responses and Prognosis in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer

M Itonaga, R Ashida, SI Murata, Y Yamashita… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary New therapeutic strategies are needed to improve the prognosis of
pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and developing biomarkers that can guide …

Genetic Alterations Predict Long-Term Survival in Ductal Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreatic Head

SA Safi, L Haeberle, W Goering, V Keitel, G Fluegen… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Pancreatic cancer is notorious for its poor prognosis. However, rare long-
term survivors of pancreatic cancer exist. The aim of this study was to characterize the …

Association between clinical backgrounds and malignant progression of suspected intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm

G Fukushima, K Abe, M Kitago, E Iwasaki, A Hirata… - Pancreas, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Objectives Some intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) have malignant
potential and can become pancreatic cancer. The mechanism behind the malignant …

Adjuvant 5‐fluorouracil and portal vein infusion chemotherapy followed by gemcitabine for pancreatic cancer

M Kitago, Y Endo, K Aiura, Y Takigawa, N Tani… - Cancer …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Although adjuvant gemcitabine (GEM) monotherapy improves the overall
survival (OS) of patients with resected pancreatic cancer, its efficacy requires further …

A FEN 1-driven DNA walker-like reaction coupling with magnetic bead-based separation for specific SNP detection

S Xu, J Chen, F Yang, Z Yang, J Xu, L Wang… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) plays a key role in the carcinogenesis of the human
genome, and understanding the intrinsic relationship between individual genetic variations …