Translational advances in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma therapy

AN Hosein, SK Dougan, AJ Aguirre, A Maitra - Nature cancer, 2022 - nature.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an aggressive cancer that is most frequently
detected at advanced stages, limiting treatment options to systemic chemotherapy with …

Pancreatic cancer evolution and heterogeneity: integrating omics and clinical data

AA Connor, S Gallinger - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2022 - nature.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), already among the deadliest epithelial
malignancies, is rising in both incidence and contribution to overall cancer deaths. Decades …

Recommendations for the use of next-generation sequencing (NGS) for patients with metastatic cancers: a report from the ESMO Precision Medicine Working Group

F Mosele, J Remon, J Mateo, CB Westphalen… - Annals of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) allows sequencing of a high number of nucleotides in a
short time frame at an affordable cost. While this technology has been widely implemented …

Molecular alterations and targeted therapy in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Y Qian, Y Gong, Z Fan, G Luo, Q Huang… - Journal of hematology & …, 2020 - Springer
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a malignancy characterized by a poor
prognosis and high mortality rate. Genetic mutations and altered molecular pathways serve …

Molecular Characterization of KRAS Wild-type Tumors in Patients with Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

PA Philip, I Azar, J **u, MJ Hall, AE Hendifar, E Lou… - Clinical Cancer …, 2022 - AACR
Purpose: KRAS mutation (MT) is a major oncogenic driver in pancreatic ductal
adenocarcinoma (PDAC). A small subset of PDACs harbor KRAS wild-type (WT). We aim to …

The pancreatic cancer genome revisited

A Hayashi, J Hong… - … reviews Gastroenterology & …, 2021 - nature.com
Pancreatic cancer is a genetic disease, and the recurrent genetic alterations characteristic of
pancreatic cancer indicate the cellular processes that are targeted for malignant …

The immune microenvironment in pancreatic cancer

M Huber, CU Brehm, TM Gress, M Buchholz… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The biology of solid tumors is strongly determined by the interactions of cancer cells with
their surrounding microenvironment. In this regard, pancreatic cancer (pancreatic ductal …

Zenocutuzumab, a HER2xHER3 Bispecific Antibody, Is Effective Therapy for Tumors Driven by NRG1 Gene Rearrangements

AM Schram, I Odintsov, M Espinosa-Cotton, I Khodos… - Cancer Discovery, 2022 - AACR
NRG1 rearrangements are recurrent oncogenic drivers in solid tumors. NRG1 binds to
HER3, leading to heterodimerization with other HER/ERBB kinases, increased downstream …

Tumor microenvironment-derived NRG1 promotes antiandrogen resistance in prostate cancer

Z Zhang, WR Karthaus, YS Lee, VR Gao, C Wu… - Cancer Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Despite the development of second-generation antiandrogens, acquired resistance to
hormone therapy remains a major challenge in treating advanced prostate cancer. We find …

Treatment landscape of metastatic pancreatic cancer

S De Dosso, AR Siebenhüner, T Winder, A Meisel… - Cancer treatment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an aggressive form of cancer with a dismal
prognosis. The lack of symptoms in the early phase of the disease makes early diagnosis …