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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Aug 15, 2019; 11(8): 599-621
Published online Aug 15, 2019. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v11.i8.599
KMT2D deficiency enhances the anti-cancer activity of L48H37 in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Si-Si Li, Wei-Liang Jiang, Wen-Qin Xiao, Kai Li, Ye-Fei Zhang, Xing-Ya Guo, Yi-Qi Dai, Qiu-Yan Zhao, Ming-Jie Jiang, Zhan-Jun Lu, Rong Wan
Si-Si Li, Wei-Liang Jiang, Wen-Qin Xiao, Kai Li, Ye-Fei Zhang, Xing-Ya Guo, Yi-Qi Dai, Qiu-Yan Zhao, Zhan-Jun Lu, Rong Wan, Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 201620, China
Si-Si Li, Qiu-Yan Zhao, Ming-Jie Jiang, Rong Wan, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Pancreatic Diseases, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 201620, China

Author contributions: Li SS and Wan R contributed equally to this work; Li SS and Wan R designed the research; Li SS, Jiang WL, Xiao WQ, Zhang YF, Guo XY and Dai YQ performed the research; Li SS, Jiang WL, Li K and Xiao WQ contributed to the analytic tools; Zhao QY, Jiang MJ and Lu ZJ provided the clinical specimen and reagents; Li SS wrote the paper.
Institutional review board statement: All patients participated in this study gave their informed consent. Institutional review board approval of our hospital was obtained for this study. Colleague Ming-Jie Jiang provided human pancreatic cancer tissue specimens in our study.
Institutional animal care and use committee statement: All animal experiments were in line with the Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Policy on the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.
Conflict-of-interest statement: There is no conflict of interest.
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Corresponding author: Rong Wan, PhD, Chief Doctor, Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 100 Haining Road, Hongkou District, Shanghai 201620, China. doctorwanrong1970@126.com
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Received: October 22, 2018
Peer-review started: October 23, 2018
First decision: November 27, 2018
Revised: January 23, 2019
Accepted: February 27, 2019
Article in press: February 27, 2019
Published online: August 15, 2019
Core Tip

Core tip: We are the first to report an anti-tumor effect of L48H37 in pancreatic cancer, and ascertain that KMT2D deficiency contributes significantly to the therapeutic effect, in part through the protein kinase RNA-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase/eukaryotic initiation factor 2α/activating transcription factor 4/CHOP signaling pathway. It is worth noting that the relationship between the KMT2D expression pattern and treatment efficacy in clinical practice has yet to be further explored.