Cadherin-17: A potential biomarker for early detection in pancreatic adenocarcinoma

doi:10.3748/wjg.121570

Advanced Search

BPG is committed to discovery and dissemination of knowledge

Home / Archive / Volume 32, Issue 48

This Article

(6)

(0)

(1)

(154)

Peer-Review Report of This Article

Journal Information of This Article

Publication Name

World Journal of Gastroenterology

ISSN

1007-9327

Publisher of This Article

Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA

Retrospective Study

Copyright: ©Author(s) 2026. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license. No commercial re-use. See permissions. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.

World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2026; 32(48): 121570
Published online Dec 28, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.121570

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of pancreatic cancer patients and healthy controls included in the tissue study cohort, n (%)

Variables	Pancreatic cancer patients (n = 25)	Healthy controls (n = 22)
Gender
Male	12 (48)	13 (59)
Female	13 (52)	9 (41)
Age, median (range)	65 (35-75)	35 (1-50)
Smoking history
Non-smoker	17 (68)
Ex-smoker	3 (12)
Smoker	2 (8)
Unknown	3 (12)	22 (100)
Histology
Adenocarcinoma	14 (56)
Ductal adenocarcinoma	10 (40)
Mucinous adenocarcinoma	1 (4)
Differentiation
Well	0 (0)
Moderately	19 (76)
Poorly	5 (20)
Unknown	1 (4)
Tumor site
Head	19 (76)
Body	2 (8)
Tail	4 (16)
Stage at diagnosis
I	1 (4)
II	19 (76)
III	3 (12)
IV	2 (8)
Lymph node invasion
Yes	24 (96)
No	1 (4)
Metastasis
Yes	13 (52)
No	12 (48)

Full Size Table

Citation: Cho WC, Yu WS, Hon TC, Cheung ETY, Wang XQ, Wong DA, Wong CSC, Cheuk W, Luk JM. Cadherin-17: A potential biomarker for early detection in pancreatic adenocarcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2026; 32(48): 121570
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v32/i48/121570.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.121570

Cho WC, Yu WS, Hon TC, Cheung ETY, Wang XQ, Wong DA, Wong CSC, Cheuk W, Luk JM. Cadherin-17: A potential biomarker for early detection in pancreatic adenocarcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2026; 32(48): 121570 [DOI: 10.3748/wjg.121570]

All content on this site: Copyright © 1993-2026 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, its licensors, and contributors. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies. For all open access content, the relevant licensing terms apply.