Therapeutic advances in pancreatic cancer

AS Paulson, HST Cao, MA Tempero, AM Lowy - Gastroenterology, 2013 - Elsevier
Despite our improved understanding of pancreatic cancer biology and ability to perform
more complex pancreatic cancer surgeries that produce better short-term outcomes, major …

Advanced-stage pancreatic cancer: therapy options

J Werner, SE Combs, C Springfeld, W Hartwig… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2013 - nature.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is one of the most aggressive cancers, and surgical
resection is a requirement for a potential cure. However, the majority of patients are …

Delivering affordable cancer care in high-income countries

R Sullivan, J Peppercorn, K Sikora, J Zalcberg… - The lancet …, 2011 - thelancet.com
The burden of cancer is growing, and the disease is becoming a major economic
expenditure for all developed countries. In 2008, the worldwide cost of cancer due to …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in targeted therapy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma

YT Fang, WW Yang, YR Niu, YK Sun - World journal of …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a fatal disease with a 5-year survival rate of 8% and
a median survival of 6 mo. In PDAC, several mutations in the genes are involved, with …

Comparative effectiveness and health care spending—implications for reform

MC Weinstein, JA Skinner - New England Journal of Medicine, 2010 - Mass Medical Soc
Comparative Effectiveness and Health Care Spending — Implications for Reform | New England
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[PDF][PDF] Treatment of metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma: a review

R Thota, JM Pauff, JD Berlin - Oncology (Williston Park), 2014 - researchgate.net
Metastatic pancreatic cancer is one of the most aggressive and highly lethal malignancies,
with an estimated 5-year survival of less than 5%. In 2013, approximately 45,000 new cases …

Efficacy of gemcitabine plus axitinib compared with gemcitabine alone in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer: an open-label randomised phase II study

JP Spano, C Chodkiewicz, J Maurel, R Wong, H Wasan… - The Lancet, 2008 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Axitinib (AG-013736) is a potent and selective oral inhibitor of
vascular endothelial growth factor receptors 1, 2, and 3, which have an important role in …

Targeting EGFR in pancreatic cancer treatment

T Troiani, E Martinelli, A Capasso, F Morgillo… - Current drug …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
The prognosis of patients with pancreatic cancer is extremely poor, and current systemic
therapies provide marginal survival benefits for treated patients. The era of targeted …

Randomized double-blinded, placebo-controlled phase II trial of simvastatin and gemcitabine in advanced pancreatic cancer patients

JY Hong, EM Nam, J Lee, JO Park, SC Lee… - Cancer chemotherapy …, 2014 - Springer
Background Statins have potential antineoplastic properties via arrest of cell-cycle
progression and induction of apoptosis. A previous study demonstrated in vitro and in vivo …

Clinical pharmacokinetics of tyrosine kinase inhibitors: focus on 4-anilinoquinazolines

M Scheffler, P Di Gion, O Doroshyenko, J Wolf… - Clinical …, 2011 - Springer
Abstract The 4-anilinoquinazolines (gefitinib, erlotinib and lapatinib) are members of a class
of potent and selective inhibitors of the human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER) family …