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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2016; 22(2): 776-789
Published online Jan 14, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i2.776
Published online Jan 14, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i2.776
Molecular targets for the treatment of pancreatic cancer: Clinical and experimental studies
Tasuku Matsuoka, Masakazu Yashiro, Department of Surgical Oncology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka 545-8585, Japan
Masakazu Yashiro, Oncology Institute of Geriatrics and Medical Science, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka 545-8585, Japan
Author contributions: Matsuoka T and Yashiro M designed this review; Matsuoka T wrote the manuscript; and Yashiro M edited the manuscript.
Supported by (in part) Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, No. 23390329.
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Correspondence to: Masakazu Yashiro, MD, Department of Surgical Oncology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8585, Japan. m9312510@med.osaka-cu.ac.jp
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Received: June 1, 2015
Peer-review started: June 3, 2015
First decision: July 20, 2015
Revised: August 13, 2015
Accepted: September 28, 2015
Article in press: September 30, 2015
Published online: January 14, 2016
Peer-review started: June 3, 2015
First decision: July 20, 2015
Revised: August 13, 2015
Accepted: September 28, 2015
Article in press: September 30, 2015
Published online: January 14, 2016
Core Tip
Core tip: Pancreatic cancer-related mortality is almost consistently caused by local recurrence and metastasis. The survival of patients after surgical resection remains poor, and the results of adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy are still unsatisfactory. Therefore, new treatments are urgently needed. Recent developments in our knowledge of the underlying biological features of pancreatic cancer may be useful in establishing molecularly targeted therapy as a new strategy, similar to those used to treat other types of malignancies.