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Genomics of pancreatic cancer: does it make any improvement in diagnosis, prognosis and therapy?

Kopper L, Zalatnai A, Tímár J

1st Department of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research, Semmelweis University, Budapest, H-1085, Hungary. kopper@korb1.sote.hu

Pancreatic cancer (PanC) is an extremely lifethreatening neoplasm due to its late discovery, rapid progression and resistance to chemo- and radiotherapy. In the past years a significant research attention turned to this cancer. Extensive genomic analysis of PanC revealed numerous alterations, however, none of them emerged yet as a key regulator of tumor progression. Our increasing knowledge on the molecular targets in various cancer types started to change their management. Examples of success of the molecular therapies (in CML, GIST, NSCLC) may initiate more activity in pancreatic cancer as well.

Published 6 July 2005 in Pathol Oncol Res, 11(2): 69-73.
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