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Modifiable Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) Risk Factors

  • Natalia Michalak and
  • Ewa Małecka-Wojciesko

27 June 2023

This study aims to summarize the modifiable risk factors for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) that have been known for a long time, as well as information from the most recent reports. As a cancer with a late diagnosis and poor prognosis, accu...

(This article belongs to the Section Gastroenterology & Hepatopancreatobiliary Medicine)
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6 Citations
4,934 Views
19 Pages

mRNA-Based Neoantigen Vaccines in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC)—A Promising Avenue in Cancer Immunotherapy

  • Jacek Kabut,
  • Małgorzata Stopyra,
  • Natalia Nafalska,
  • Grzegorz J. Stępień and ,
  • Michał Miciak,
  • Marcin Jezierzański,
  • Tomasz Furgoł,
  • Krzysztof Feret and
  • Iwona Gisterek-Grocholska
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

13 November 2025

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains one of the most aggressive malignancies, with 5-year survival rates consistently below 5% despite advances in surgery, chemotherapy, and targeted therapy. Worldwide, PDAC remains highly lethal, with 458...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Oncology)
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15 Citations
4,876 Views
13 Pages

The EPH/Ephrin System in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC): From Pathogenesis to Treatment

  • Stavros P. Papadakos,
  • Nikolaos Dedes,
  • Nikolina Gkolemi,
  • Nikolaos Machairas and
  • Stamatios Theocharis

3 February 2023

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a major concern for health care systems worldwide, since its mortality remains unaltered despite the surge in cutting-edge science. The EPH/ephrin signaling system was first investigated in the 1980s. EPH/ep...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Oncology)
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1 Citations
2,739 Views
21 Pages

Pancreatic cancer constitutes a significant cause of cancer-related fatalities, with a five-year survival rate of only 12%. The most prevalent form of this disease is pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Given that a single therapeutic interventi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Feature Papers in Future Pharmacology 2024)
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20 Citations
4,662 Views
14 Pages

2 August 2022

The dysregulation of microRNAs has recently been associated with cancer development and progression in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and cystic pancreatic lesions. In solid pancreatic tumor tissue, the dysregulation of miR-146, miR-196a/b,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Regulatory Roles of Non-coding RNAs in Cancer)
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12 Citations
5,173 Views
16 Pages

12 October 2024

Associations between inflammation and cancer were first discovered approximately 160 years ago by Rudolf Virchow, who observed that tumors were infiltrated with inflammatory cells, and defined inflammation as a pathological condition. Inflammation ha...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Basis of Pancreatic Secretion and Metabolism)
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49 Citations
19,255 Views
23 Pages

Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC): A Review of Recent Advancements Enabled by Artificial Intelligence

  • Ashwin Mukund,
  • Muhammad Ali Afridi,
  • Aleksandra Karolak,
  • Margaret A. Park and ,
  • Jennifer B. Permuth and
  • Ghulam Rasool
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

17 June 2024

Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains one of the most formidable challenges in oncology, characterized by its late detection and poor prognosis. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are emerging as pivotal tools in revolut...

(This article belongs to the Section Methods and Technologies Development)
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34 Citations
5,428 Views
13 Pages

Perineural Invasion in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC): A Saboteur of Curative Intended Therapies?

  • Matthäus Felsenstein,
  • Flora Lindhammer,
  • Mathilde Feist,
  • Karl Herbert Hillebrandt and ,
  • Lea Timmermann,
  • Christian Benzing,
  • Brigitta Globke,
  • Dario Zocholl,
  • Mengwen Hu and
  • Thomas Malinka
  • + 10 authors+ 5 authors

23 April 2022

(1) Background: Perineural invasion (PNI) is a common characteristic of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and is present in most resection margins. We hypothesized that curative pancreatic tumor resection with long-term survival could only be a...

(This article belongs to the Section Gastroenterology & Hepatopancreatobiliary Medicine)
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45 Citations
8,762 Views
18 Pages

24 September 2020

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) represents 90% of pancreatic malignancies. In contrast to many other tumor entities, the prognosis of PDAC has not significantly improved during the past thirty years. Patients are often diagnosed too late, lea...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Cancer Organoids in Basic Science and Translational Medicine)
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21 Citations
8,208 Views
18 Pages

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the most aggressive cancer with striking fibrosis, and its mortality rate is ranked second across human cancers. Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) play a critical role in PDAC progression, and we reviewed...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Pancreatic Disease: From Molecular Basis to Novel Therapies)
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  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,473 Views
16 Pages

CA 19-9 but Not IGF-1/IGFBP-2 Is a Useful Biomarker for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and Chronic Pancreatitis (CP) Differentiation

  • Barbara Wlodarczyk,
  • Lukasz Durko,
  • Przemyslaw Wlodarczyk,
  • Renata Talar-Wojnarowska and
  • Ewa Malecka-Wojciesko

14 June 2023

Introduction: There are still no effective diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). The differentiation between PDAC and chronic pancreatitis (CP) is often challenging. The inflammatory mass in the course of CP...

(This article belongs to the Section Gastroenterology & Hepatopancreatobiliary Medicine)
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73 Citations
18,442 Views
21 Pages

Acinar-to-Ductal Metaplasia (ADM): On the Road to Pancreatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia (PanIN) and Pancreatic Cancer

  • Louis Marstrand-Daucé,
  • Diane Lorenzo,
  • Anaïs Chassac,
  • Pascal Nicole and ,
  • Anne Couvelard and
  • Cécile Haumaitre
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

Adult pancreatic acinar cells show high plasticity allowing them to change in their differentiation commitment. Pancreatic acinar-to-ductal metaplasia (ADM) is a cellular process in which the differentiated pancreatic acinar cells transform into duct...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Digestive Inflammation and New Therapeutical Targets)
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8 Citations
3,446 Views
21 Pages

Inhibition of Bromodomain Proteins Enhances Oncolytic HAdVC5 Replication and Efficacy in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) Models

  • Tizong Miao,
  • Alistair Symonds,
  • Oliver J. Hickman,
  • Dongsheng Wu and ,
  • Ping Wang,
  • Nick Lemoine,
  • Yaohe Wang,
  • Spiros Linardopoulos and
  • Gunnel Halldén
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

19 January 2024

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the most aggressive type of pancreatic cancer, which rapidly develops resistance to the current standard of care. Several oncolytic Human AdenoViruses (HAdVs) have been reported to re-sensitize drug-resistan...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Oncolytic Virotherapy 2.0)
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14 Citations
4,147 Views
15 Pages

Predictive Modeling for Voxel-Based Quantification of Imaging-Based Subtypes of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC): A Multi-Institutional Study

  • Mohamed Zaid,
  • Lauren Widmann,
  • Annie Dai,
  • Kevin Sun and ,
  • Jie Zhang,
  • Jun Zhao,
  • Mark W. Hurd,
  • Gauri R. Varadhachary,
  • Robert A. Wolff and
  • Eugene J. Koay
  • + 13 authors+ 8 authors

5 December 2020

Previously, we characterized qualitative imaging-based subtypes of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) on computed tomography (CT) scans. Conspicuous (high delta) PDAC tumors are more likely to have aggressive biology and poorer clinical outcomes...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Cancer Imaging: Current Practice and Future Perspectives)
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18 Citations
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20 Pages

Circulating Tumor Cell Subpopulations Predict Treatment Outcome in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) Patients

  • Ian M. Freed,
  • Anup Kasi,
  • Oluwadamilola Fateru,
  • Mengjia Hu and ,
  • Phasin Gonzalez,
  • Nyla Weatherington,
  • Harsh Pathak,
  • Stephen Hyter,
  • Weijing Sun and
  • Steven A. Soper
  • + 11 authors+ 6 authors

13 September 2023

There is a high clinical unmet need to improve outcomes for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) patients, either with the discovery of new therapies or biomarkers that can track response to treatment more efficiently than imaging. We report an in...

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Bremachlorin-Based Photodynamic-Therapy-Induced Effects in Low-Oxygenated Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) Tumor Microenvironment

  • Roisin McMorrow,
  • Henriette S. de Bruijn,
  • Ivo Que,
  • Karishma Lila and ,
  • Thierry P. P. van den Bosch,
  • Michail Doukas,
  • Clemens W. G. M. Löwik,
  • Laura Mezzanotte and
  • Dominic J. Robinson
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

21 October 2026

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a minimally invasive treatment whose efficacy is strongly influenced by tumor oxygenation and the tumor microenvironment (TME). Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is characterized by severe hypoxia, dense stroma, an...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Photodynamic Therapy and Photodetection: Targeted Approaches and Immunological Perspectives)
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1 Citations
666 Views
25 Pages

Age- and Treatment-Specific TP53 and PI3K Alterations in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) Revealed by Conversational Artificial Intelligence

  • Fernando C. Diaz,
  • Brigette Waldrup,
  • Francisco G. Carranza,
  • Sophia Manjarrez and
  • Enrique Velazquez-Villarreal

Despite its marked molecular heterogeneity and variable response to gemcitabine-based therapies, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains poorly understood at the pathway level, particularly across age and treatment contexts. We applied a conv...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Deciphering Molecular Complexity of Pancreatic Cancer)
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17 Citations
4,248 Views
20 Pages

Novel Histone Deacetylase (HDAC) Inhibitor Induces Apoptosis and Suppresses Invasion via E-Cadherin Upregulation in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC)

  • Katja Schiedlauske,
  • Alina Deipenbrock,
  • Marc Pflieger,
  • Alexandra Hamacher and ,
  • Jan Hänsel,
  • Matthias U. Kassack,
  • Thomas Kurz and
  • Nicole E. Teusch
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the most lethal form of pancreatic cancer characterized by therapy resistance and early metastasis, resulting in a low survival rate. Histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors showed potential for the treatment...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selective Histone Deacetylase Isoforms as Potential Therapeutic Targets)
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23 Citations
9,701 Views
17 Pages

Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: Relating Biomechanics and Prognosis

  • Benjamin M. MacCurtain,
  • Ned P. Quirke,
  • Stephen D. Thorpe and
  • Tom K. Gallagher

19 June 2021

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the most common form of pancreatic cancer and carries a dismal prognosis. Resectable patients are treated predominantly with surgery while borderline resectable patients may receive neoadjuvant treatment (NA...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Pancreatic Cancer: Challenges and Breakthroughs)
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3 Citations
4,964 Views
15 Pages

The Potential of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells to Advance the Treatment of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

  • Ricki T. Krog,
  • Noel F. C. C. de Miranda,
  • Alexander L. Vahrmeijer and
  • Nigel G. Kooreman

18 November 2021

Advances in the treatment of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) using neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy have had minimal impact on the overall survival of patients. A general lack of immunogenic features and a comple...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Combination and Innovative Therapies for Pancreatic Cancer)
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4 Citations
2,964 Views
19 Pages

Predicting Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Occurrence Up to 10 Years in Advance Using Features of the Main Pancreatic Duct in Pre-Diagnostic CT Scans

  • Lixia Wang,
  • Yu Shi,
  • Touseef Ahmad Qureshi,
  • Yibin Xie and ,
  • Srinivas Gaddam,
  • Linda Azab,
  • Chaowei Wu,
  • Yimeng He,
  • Zengtian Deng and
  • Debiao Li
  • + 20 authors+ 15 authors

4 June 2025

Background/Objectives: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) prediction in high-risk individuals is essential for early detection and improved outcome. While prior studies have utilized pancreatic radiomics for PDAC prediction, the added value of m...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Medical Imaging and Artificial Intelligence in Cancer)
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39 Citations
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19 Pages

The Role of the Microbiome in Pancreatic Cancer

  • Koji Miyabayashi,
  • Hideaki Ijichi and
  • Mitsuhiro Fujishiro

15 September 2022

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most lethal malignancies, with little improvement in outcomes in recent decades, although the molecular and phenotypic characterization of PDAC has contributed to advances in tailored therapies. P...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Tumor Microenvironment and Pancreatic Cancer)
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27 Citations
5,421 Views
21 Pages

The Emerging Role of Microbiota and Microbiome in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

  • Sona Ciernikova,
  • Maria Novisedlakova,
  • Danka Cholujova,
  • Viola Stevurkova and
  • Michal Mego

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most aggressive malignant tumors due to the absence of biomarkers for early-stage detection and poor response to therapy. Since mounting evidence supports the role of microbiota composition in tum...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: From Pathophysiology to Novel Therapeutic Approaches)
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18 Citations
4,536 Views
17 Pages

Inactivation of APC Induces CD34 Upregulation to Promote Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Cancer Stem Cell Traits in Pancreatic Cancer

  • Mei Jen Hsieh,
  • Tai-Jan Chiu,
  • Yu Chun Lin,
  • Ching-Chieh Weng and ,
  • Yu-Ting Weng,
  • Chang-Chun Hsiao and
  • Kuang-hung Cheng
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

Pancreatic cancer (PC) is a highly lethal malignancy due to the cancer routinely being diagnosed late and having a limited response to chemotherapy. Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the most common form of pancreatic malignant tumor, repres...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)
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20 Citations
9,190 Views
17 Pages

Pancreatic Cancer and Venous Thromboembolism

  • Teagan Prouse,
  • Mohammad A. Mohammad,
  • Sonali Ghosh,
  • Narender Kumar and ,
  • Ma. Lorena Duhaylungsod,
  • Rinku Majumder and
  • Samarpan Majumder
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) accounts for more than 90% of all pancreatic cancers and is the most fatal of all cancers. The treatment response from combination chemotherapies is far from satisfactory and surgery remains the mainstay of cur...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)
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1 Citations
951 Views
15 Pages

Pancreatic Steatosis as a Risk Phenotype for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: A Narrative Review

  • Roberto Cammarata,
  • Vincenzo La Vaccara,
  • Lucrezia Bani,
  • Federica Giordano and ,
  • Pierpaolo Castagliuolo,
  • Maria Vittoria Ristori,
  • Sara Elsa Aita,
  • Silvia Angeletti,
  • Roberto Coppola and
  • Damiano Caputo
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

10 April 2026

Background and Objectives: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality, largely due to late-stage diagnosis and the absence of effective population-based screening. Intrapancreatic fat deposition (...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Pancreatic Cancer: Advances in Treatment and Future Prospects)
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22 Citations
9,998 Views
26 Pages

Precision Targeting Strategies in Pancreatic Cancer: The Role of Tumor Microenvironment

  • Nikolaos Vitorakis,
  • Antonios N. Gargalionis,
  • Kostas A. Papavassiliou,
  • Christos Adamopoulos and
  • Athanasios G. Papavassiliou

19 August 2024

Pancreatic cancer demonstrates an ever-increasing incidence over the last years and represents one of the top causes of cancer-associated mortality. Cells of the tumor microenvironment (TME) interact with cancer cells in pancreatic ductal adenocarcin...

(This article belongs to the Section Cancer Pathophysiology)
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5 Citations
2,098 Views
19 Pages

Genetic Variants and Soluble Isoforms of PD-1/PD-L1 as Novel Biomarkers for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) Susceptibility and Prognosis

  • Marwa Hassan,
  • Walaa H. El-Maadawy,
  • Yasmine Elhusseny,
  • Fatma Elbatol Agamy and ,
  • Sally A. Fahim and
  • Mahmoud Balata
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

12 September 2025

Background: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly aggressive neoplasm often diagnosed at advanced stages. Immune checkpoint molecules, particularly programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) and its ligand PD-L1, are pivotal in tumor immune...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Liquid Biopsy from Technological Innovation to Therapeutic Intervention)
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48 Citations
11,375 Views
27 Pages

18 January 2022

Pancreatic cancer is a highly aggressive malignancy that features high recurrence rates and the poorest prognosis of all solid cancers. The urokinase plasminogen activation system (uPAS) is strongly implicated in the pathophysiology and clinical outc...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Medicine)
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51 Citations
9,735 Views
26 Pages

PDAC, the Influencer Cancer: Cross-Talk with Tumor Microenvironment and Connected Potential Therapy Strategies

  • Leonardo Mercanti,
  • Maria Sindaco,
  • Mariangela Mazzone,
  • Maria Carmela Di Marcantonio and ,
  • Mariagrazia Piscione,
  • Raffaella Muraro and
  • Gabriella Mincione
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

26 May 2023

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is among the leading causes of death by cancer in the world. What makes this pathological condition particularly lethal is a combination of clinical and molecular heterogeneity, lack of early diagnostic indexes...

(This article belongs to the Collection Recent Advances in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma)
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10 Citations
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24 Pages

Serum Metabolite Biomarkers for Pancreatic Tumors: Neuroendocrine and Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinomas—A Preliminary Study

  • Karolina Skubisz,
  • Krzysztof Dąbkowski,
  • Emilia Samborowska,
  • Teresa Starzyńska and ,
  • Anna Deskur,
  • Filip Ambrozkiewicz,
  • Jakub Karczmarski,
  • Mariusz Radkiewicz,
  • Katarzyna Kusnierz and
  • Agnieszka Paziewska
  • + 8 authors+ 3 authors

19 June 2023

Background: Pancreatic cancer is the most common pancreatic solid malignancy with an aggressive clinical course and low survival rate. There are a limited number of reliable prognostic biomarkers and a need to understand the pathogenesis of pancreati...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Diagnosis and Treatment)
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27 Citations
9,027 Views
34 Pages

A Comprehensive Review of the Current and Future Role of the Microbiome in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

  • Nabeel Merali,
  • Tarak Chouari,
  • Kayani Kayani,
  • Charles J. Rayner and ,
  • José I. Jiménez,
  • Jonathan Krell,
  • Elisa Giovannetti,
  • Izhar Bagwan,
  • Kate Relph and
  • Adam E. Frampton
  • + 9 authors+ 4 authors

17 February 2022

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is expected to become the second most common cause of cancer death in the USA by 2030, yet progress continues to lag behind that of other cancers, with only 9% of patients surviving beyond 5 years. Long-term su...

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103 Citations
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25 Pages

Murine- and Human-Derived Autologous Organoid/Immune Cell Co-Cultures as Pre-Clinical Models of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

  • Loryn Holokai,
  • Jayati Chakrabarti,
  • Joanne Lundy,
  • Daniel Croagh and ,
  • Pritha Adhikary,
  • Scott S. Richards,
  • Chantal Woodson,
  • Nina Steele,
  • Robert Kuester and
  • Yana Zavros
  • + 13 authors+ 8 authors

17 December 2020

Purpose: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has the lowest five-year survival rate of all cancers in the United States. Programmed death 1 receptor (PD-1)-programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) immune checkpoint inhibition has been unsuccessful in cl...

(This article belongs to the Section Methods and Technologies Development)
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11 Citations
3,641 Views
16 Pages

8 January 2023

Background: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a type of lethal gastrointestinal malignancy. It is mainly discovered at, and diagnosed with, an advanced stage of metastasis. As the only potentially curative treatment for PDAC, surgical resect...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Current Surgical Management of Pancreatic Cancer)
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736 Views
29 Pages

13 July 2026

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is considered as one of the most lethal malignancies, characterized by late diagnosis, aggressive local invasion, profound therapy resistance, and a suppressive tumor microenvironment. Currently known chemother...

(This article belongs to the Topic Biological and Pharmacological Activity of Natural Products)
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1 Citations
1,325 Views
32 Pages

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains among the most therapeutically intractable malignancies, with a 5-year survival rate of approximately 10% and near-universal resistance to immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy. This refractoriness...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Deciphering Molecular Complexity of Pancreatic Cancer)
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2 Citations
1,707 Views
13 Pages

Multiplexed Quantitation of Plasma Proteins by Targeted Mass Spectrometry for Early Diagnosis of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

  • Dmitry N. Korobkov,
  • Ivan A. Molodtsov,
  • Alexey S. Kononikhin,
  • Anna E. Bugrova and ,
  • Maria I. Indeykina,
  • Alexander G. Brzhozovskiy,
  • Dmitry Yu. Kanner,
  • Evgeny N. Nikolaev,
  • Elena Vasilieva and
  • Alexey A. Komissarov
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

21 September 2025

Pancreatic cancer (PC) is the sixth leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the most common type of PC, have a 5-year survival rate of approximately 10%. This low survival rate is mainl...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)
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48 Citations
4,692 Views
8 Pages

Deep Convolutional Neural Network-Assisted Feature Extraction for Diagnostic Discrimination and Feature Visualization in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) versus Autoimmune Pancreatitis (AIP)

  • Sebastian Ziegelmayer,
  • Georgios Kaissis,
  • Felix Harder,
  • Friederike Jungmann and ,
  • Tamara Müller,
  • Marcus Makowski and
  • Rickmer Braren
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

11 December 2020

The differentiation of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) poses a relevant diagnostic challenge and can lead to misdiagnosis and consequently poor patient outcome. Recent studies have shown that radiomics-based...

(This article belongs to the Section Gastroenterology & Hepatopancreatobiliary Medicine)
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31 Citations
5,416 Views
27 Pages

Sirtuins as Key Regulators in Pancreatic Cancer: Insights into Signaling Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications

  • Surbhi Chouhan,
  • Anil Kumar,
  • Naoshad Muhammad,
  • Darksha Usmani and
  • Tabish H. Khan

6 December 2024

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) stands as one of the most lethal cancers, marked by rapid progression, pronounced chemoresistance, and a complex network of genetic and epigenetic dysregulation. Within this challenging context, sirtuins, NAD+-...

(This article belongs to the Section Cancer Pathophysiology)
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13 Citations
8,371 Views
15 Pages

Fatty Pancreas: Its Potential as a Risk Factor for Pancreatic Cancer and Clinical Implications

  • Nao Otsuka,
  • Yutaka Shimamatsu,
  • Ryunosuke Hakuta,
  • Yukiko Takayama and
  • Yousuke Nakai

24 May 2025

With the increasing use of imaging modalities such as ultrasonography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging, incidental findings of pancreatic abnormalities, including pancreatic cysts and fatty pancreas (FP), have become more common....

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Screening, Early Detection and Prevention of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Cancers)
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Mutant KRAS Heterogeneity Shapes Nuclear Architecture During Pancreatic Cancer Initiation

  • Gareth Pollin,
  • Angela J. Mathison,
  • Elise N. Leverence,
  • Thiago Milech De Assuncao and ,
  • Juan Iovanna,
  • Johnny C. Hong,
  • Michael T. Zimmermann,
  • Raul Urrutia and
  • Gwen Lomberk
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

Background/Objectives: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) arises predominantly from activating KRAS mutations, yet individual genetic variants differ markedly in signaling output and clinical impact. G12D, the most prevalent variant, strongly dr...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Epigenetic Signatures in Metabolic Health and Cancer)
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5 Citations
3,655 Views
8 Pages

Evaluation of MMR Status and PD-L1 Expression Using Specimens Obtained by EUS-FNB in Patients with Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC)

  • Alina Constantin,
  • Vlad Iovănescu,
  • Irina Mihaela Cazacu,
  • Bogdan Silviu Ungureanu and ,
  • Cătălin Copăescu,
  • Cezar Stroescu,
  • Nona Bejinariu and
  • Adrian Săftoiu
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

Deficient DNA mismatch repair status (dMMR)/high microsatellite instability have been shown to be predictive biomarkers for immune checkpoint inhibitor drugs which block the programmed death protein-1/programmed death ligand-1 (PD-1/PD-L1) interactio...

(This article belongs to the Section Medical Imaging and Theranostics)
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56 Citations
8,247 Views
12 Pages

21 April 2020

Current standard-of-care for patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) focusses on chemotherapeutic regimens and pancreatic cancer surgery. However, limited treatment options, late diagnosis in advanced tumor stages and the aggressive beh...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Personalized Medicine: Recent Progress in Cancer Therapy)
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4 April 2025

Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) belongs to the types of cancer with the highest lethality. It is also remarkably chemoresistant to the few available cytotoxic therapeutic options. PDAC is characterized by limited mutational heterogeneity of t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue RAS Signaling Pathway in Cancer Therapy)
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Photodynamic Therapy for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

  • Vida Karimnia,
  • Frank J. Slack and
  • Jonathan P. Celli

28 August 2021

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is among the most lethal of human cancers. Clinical trials of various chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted agents and combination strategies have generally failed to provide meaningful improvement in survival f...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma)
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Advances in KRAS-Targeted Therapies for Pancreatic Cancer

  • Supriya Peshin,
  • Afra Zahid,
  • Ehab Takrori,
  • Zahra Hamedi and
  • Shafia Rahman

14 September 2026

The incidence of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is increasing globally, and PDAC remains one of the deadliest malignancies, primarily because of late-stage presentation at diagnosis and limited effective therapies. KRAS mutations are present...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Novel Diagnosis and Treatment Approaches in Pancreatic Cancer)
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Pattern of HER2 and HER3 Overexpression in Patients with Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

  • Ioan Cătălin Bodea,
  • Andra Ciocan,
  • Florin Vasile Zaharie,
  • Raluca Bodea and ,
  • Ștefan Ursu,
  • Răzvan Alexandru Ciocan,
  • Răzvan George Bogdan,
  • Alin Fetti,
  • Sorana D. Bolboacă and
  • Nadim Al Hajjar
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24 January 2026

Background and Objectives: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is among the most aggressive, heterogeneous, and lethal human malignancies, underscoring the urgent need for novel, targeted therapeutic strategies for neo(adjuvant) individualized tr...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Pancreatic Cancer: Advances in Treatment and Future Prospects)
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22 Pages

15 June 2021

Less than 10% of patients diagnosed with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) survive 5 years or more, making it one of the most fatal cancers. Accumulation of T cells in pancreatic tumors is associated with better prognosis, but immunotherapies t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Cancer-Mediated Immunomodulation—Pathogenetic, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Aspects)
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28 January 2024

Chemokines are small molecules that function as chemotactic factors which regulate the migration, infiltration, and accumulation of immune cells. Here, we comprehensively assess the structural and functional role of chemokines, examine the effects of...

(This article belongs to the Section Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy)
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The Efficacy of Targeted Monoclonal IgA Antibodies Against Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

  • Léon Raymakers,
  • Elsemieke M. Passchier,
  • Meggy E. L. Verdonschot,
  • Mitchell Evers and ,
  • Chilam Chan,
  • Karel C. Kuijpers,
  • G. Mihaela Raicu,
  • I. Quintus Molenaar,
  • Hjalmar C. van Santvoort and
  • Patricia A. Olofsen
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24 April 2025

The efficacy of immunotherapy in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains limited. The tumor microenvironment (TME), characterized by the accumulation of suppressive myeloid cells including neutrophils, attributes to immunotherapy resistance i...

(This article belongs to the Section Cellular Immunology)

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