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Genomics of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma |
Christian Pilarsky and Robert Grutzmann |
Dresden, Germany
Author Affiliations: Department of Vascular-, Thoracic and Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Fetscherstr. 74, Dresden 01307, Germany (Pilarsky C and Grützmann R)
Corresponding Author: Christian Pilarsky, PhD, Department of Vascular-, Thoracic and Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden, Fetscherstr. 74, Dresden 01307, Germany (Tel: +49-351-4587020; Fax: +49-351-4587338; Email: christian.pilarsky@gmail.com) |
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Abstract Pancreatic cancer is one of the worst prognostic cancers because of the late diagnosis and the absence of effective treatment. Within all subtypes of this disease, ductal adenocarcinoma has the shortest survival time. In recent years, global genomics profiling allowed the identification of hundreds of genes that are perturbed in pancreatic cancer. The integration of different omics sources in the study of pancreatic cancer has revealed several molecular mechanisms, indicating the complex history of its development. However, validation of these genes as biomarkers for early diagnosis, prognosis or treatment efficacy is still incomplete but should lead to new approaches for the treatment of the disease in the future.
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