THE SUBTYPES OF PANCREATIC DUCTAL ADENOCARCINOMAS

Being the 4th leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. and with a global increase in incidence, above 80% of pancreatic cancers are locally advanced or metastatic at the time of diagnosis. As surgical resection is the only hope for a cure, the answer is probably in early screening, proper classifi...

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Main Authors: Apeksha Kakkar, Jui Choudhuri, Indraneil Mukherjee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association of medical doctors Sanamed Novi Pazar 2016-12-01
Series:Sanamed
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Online Access:http://www.sanamed.rs/OJS/index.php/Sanamed/article/view/151/76
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Summary:Being the 4th leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. and with a global increase in incidence, above 80% of pancreatic cancers are locally advanced or metastatic at the time of diagnosis. As surgical resection is the only hope for a cure, the answer is probably in early screening, proper classification and right therapy. The advancing research will likely lead to a better understanding of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) as well as enhance the techniques for screening, diagnosis, accurate subtyping and enable the use of targeted therapy. Thus, instead of clubbing together various subtypes of PDAC for trials, improving the subcategorization will ensure statistical significance for the academicians, and the clinicians would avoid administration of placebo drug to a vast number of patients.
ISSN:1452-662X
2217-8171