Genetics and biology of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

AF Hezel, AC Kimmelman, BZ Stanger… - Genes & …, 2006 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the
United States with a median survival of< 6 mo and a dismal 5-yr survival rate of 3%–5%. The …

The role of stroma in pancreatic cancer: diagnostic and therapeutic implications

M Erkan, S Hausmann, CW Michalski… - Nature reviews …, 2012 - nature.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the five most lethal malignancies
worldwide and survival has not improved substantially in the past 30 years. Desmoplasia …

Extracellular vesicle and particle biomarkers define multiple human cancers

A Hoshino, HS Kim, L Bojmar, KE Gyan, M Cioffi… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
There is an unmet clinical need for improved tissue and liquid biopsy tools for cancer
detection. We investigated the proteomic profile of extracellular vesicles and particles …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer exosomes perform cell-independent microRNA biogenesis and promote tumorigenesis

SA Melo, H Sugimoto, JT O'Connell, N Kato… - Cancer cell, 2014 - cell.com
Exosomes are secreted by all cell types and contain proteins and nucleic acids. Here, we
report that breast cancer associated exosomes contain microRNAs (miRNAs) associated …

YAP1 increases organ size and expands undifferentiated progenitor cells

FD Camargo, S Gokhale, JB Johnnidis, D Fu, GW Bell… - Current biology, 2007 - cell.com
The mechanisms that regulate mammalian organ size are poorly understood. It is unclear
whether the pathways that control organ size also im**e on stem/progenitor cells. A highly …

Chronic pancreatitis is essential for induction of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma by K-Ras oncogenes in adult mice

C Guerra, AJ Schuhmacher, M Cañamero, PJ Grippo… - Cancer cell, 2007 - cell.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA), one of the deadliest human cancers, often
involves somatic activation of K-Ras oncogenes. We report that selective expression of an …

Identification of Sox9-dependent acinar-to-ductal reprogramming as the principal mechanism for initiation of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

JL Kopp, G von Figura, E Mayes, FF Liu, CL Dubois… - Cancer cell, 2012 - cell.com
Tumors are largely classified by histologic appearance, yet morphologic features do not
necessarily predict cellular origin. To determine the origin of pancreatic ductal …

Pancreatic cancer

A Maitra, RH Hruban - Annu. Rev. Pathol. Mech. Dis., 2008 - annualreviews.org
The past two decades have witnessed an explosion in our understanding of pancreatic
cancer, and it is now clear that pancreatic cancer is a disease of inherited (germ-line) and …

PTEN loss in the continuum of common cancers, rare syndromes and mouse models

MC Hollander, GM Blumenthal, PA Dennis - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2011 - nature.com
PTEN is among the most frequently inactivated tumour suppressor genes in sporadic
cancer. PTEN has dual protein and lipid phosphatase activity, and its tumour suppressor …

Pancreas organogenesis: from bud to plexus to gland

FC Pan, C Wright - Developmental dynamics, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Pancreas oganogenesis comprises a coordinated and highly complex interplay of signaling
events and transcriptional networks that guide a step‐wise process of organ development …