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Pancreatic Cancer

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Maitra, Anirban, Hruban, Ralph H.·2008·Annual Review of Pathology: Mechanisms of Disease

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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 somatic gene mutations. The genes mutated in pancreatic cancer include KRAS2, p16/CDKN2A, TP53, and SMAD4/DPC4, and these are accompanied by a substantial compendium of genomic and transcriptomic alterations that facilitate cell cycle deregulation, cell survival, invasion, and metastases. Pancreatic cancers do not arise de novo, and three distinct precursor lesions have been identified. Experimental models of pancreatic cancer have been developed in genetically engineered mice, which recapitulate the multistep progression of the cognate human disease. Although the putative cell of origin for pancreatic cancer remains elusive, minor populations of cells with stem-like properties have been identified that appear responsible for tumor initiation, metastases, and resistance of pancreatic cancer to conventional therapies.

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Crossref · 10.1146/annurev.pathmechdis.3.121806.154305

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Authors
Maitra, A., & Hruban, R. H.
Affiliations
Johns Hopkins University (US)
Venue
Annual Review of Pathology: Mechanisms of Disease
Published
2008-02-01
Volume
3
Issue
1
Pages
157-188
ISSN
  • 1553-4006 (ISSN-L)
  • 1553-4014
OpenAlex
W4211122150
Cited by
707
References
185
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.60
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Annual Review of Pathology Mechanisms of Disease (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Cancer Institute (R01CA113669, P50CA062924)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment
Keywords
pancreatic cancer, germline mutations, somatic mutations, KRAS2, CDKN2A, TP53, genetic alterations, transcriptomic alterations, cell cycle dysregulation, metastasis, precursor lesions, genetically engineered mouse models, tumor progression, cancer stem cells, treatment resistance
MeSH terms
Animals, Disease Models, Animal, Humans, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Mice

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