The Relationship between a New Biomarker of Vagal Neuroimmunomodulation and Survival in Two Fatal Cancers by Y. Gidron, M. De Couck, D. Schallier, J. De Greve, J. L. Van Laethem, R. Maréchal

“…Sample 1 included 202 Belgian patients with advanced pancreatic cancer (PC), while sample 2 included 71 Belgian patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). …”
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Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma Occurring 5 Years after Resection of a Primary Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A Relevant Differential Diagnosis by R. F. Falkenstern-Ge, M. Wohlleber, M. Kimmich, K. Huettl, G. Friedel, G. Ott, M. Kohlhäufl

“…To the best of our knowledge after reviewing the literature, this case represents an unusually clinical course with metachronous pulmonary adenocarcinoma arising after treatment of a primary pancreatic cancer after a long latency period.…”
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A longitudinal MRI study on lymph nodes histiocytosis of a xenograft cancer model. by María Jiménez-González, Sandra Plaza-García, Janire Arizeta, Silvia Bianchessi, César Trigueros, Torsten Reese

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>We established an animal cancer model by the subcutaneous inoculation of PANC-1 (a metastatic human pancreatic cancer cell line) in the left upper flank of athymic nude mice. …”
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Update on the Progress of Musashi-2 in Malignant Tumors by Yiting Niu, Tao Zhou, Yanjun Li

“…Moreover, the high expression of MSI2 in pancreatic cancer might suppress its development and progression. …”
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Lawsone encapsulated polylactic‐co‐glycolic acid nanoparticles modified with chitosan‐folic acid successfully inhibited cell growth and triggered apoptosis in Panc‐1 cancer cells... by Helia Ghafaripour, Masoud Homayouni Tabrizi, Ehsan Karimi, Niloofar Barati Naeeni

“…The observed cytotoxic/apoptotic properties suggest that Lawson‐loaded PLGA‐FA‐CS‐NPs hold a great potential in pancreatic cancer treatment.…”
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LncRNA HOXA10-AS as a novel biomarker and therapeutic target in human cancers by Xin Hu, Yong Wang, Sijia Zhang, Xiaosi Gu, Xiaoyu Zhang, Lianlian Li, Lianlian Li

“…These cancers include esophageal carcinoma (ESCA), gastric cancer (GC), glioma, laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC), acute myeloid leukemia (AML), lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD), nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), and pancreatic cancer. We also note that the aberrant expression of HOXA10-AS promotes malignant progression through various underlying mechanisms. …”
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Targets and Candidate Agents for Type 2 Diabetes Treatment with Computational Bioinformatics Approach by Qiong Wang, Zhigang Zhao, Jing Shang, Wei Xia

“…The pathways of Eicosanoid Synthesis, TGF-beta signaling pathway, Prostaglandin Synthesis and Regulation, and Integrated Pancreatic Cancer Pathway were found to be significantly dysregulated in the progression of T2D. …”
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Statistical Method Based on Bayes-Type Empirical Score Test for Assessing Genetic Association with Multilocus Genotype Data by Yi Tian, Li Ma, Xiaohong Cai, Jiayan Zhu

“…Finally, through extensive simulation studies and analysis of the association between pancreatic cancer and some genes of interest, we show that the proposed robust test method has desirable power and can often identify association signals that may be missed by existing methods.…”
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Risk of second primary malignancies among survivors of cutaneous melanoma: A nationwide population-based study in the Republic of Korea by Joon Min Jung, Do Hyung Kim, Ye-Jee Kim, Ik Jun Moon, Woo Jin Lee, Sung Eun Chang, Mi Woo Lee, Chong Hyun Won

“…Additionally, specific SPMs were more common among melanoma survivors, including nonmelanoma skin cancer, oral cavity and pharyngeal cancer, renal cancer, female breast cancer, lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, and liver cancer. Independent risk factors for overall SPM development included a Charlson Comorbidity Index ≥ 1 (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 1.41; 95% CI, 1.07–1.87), and a body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m2 (aHR, 1.47; 95% CI, 1.04–2.08). …”
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Actin-Binding Proteins as Potential Biomarkers for Chronic Inflammation-Induced Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy by Yu-Gui Zhang, Jiang-Tao Niu, Hong-Wei Wu, Xin-Lei Si, Shu-Juan Zhang, Dong-Hui Li, Tian-Tian Bian, Yue-Feng Li, Xing-Ke Yan

“…This is the case for breast cancer, gastric cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, liver cancer, esophageal cancer, pancreatic cancer, melanoma, and colorectal cancer. This article discusses the relationship between chronic inflammation and the above-mentioned cancers, emphatically introduces relevant research on the abnormal expression of ABPs in chronic inflammatory diseases, and reviews research on the expression of different ABPs in the above-mentioned cancers. …”
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Design of a wasp-inspired biopsy needle capable of self-propulsion and friction-based tissue transport by Jette Bloemberg, Suzanne van Wees, Suzanne van Wees, Vera G. Kortman, Aimée Sakes

“…The design offers a promising new avenue for wasp-inspired medical tools, potentially enhancing early pancreatic cancer detection, thus reducing healthcare costs and patient complications.…”
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Use of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists Does Not Increase the Risk of Cancer in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Mijin Kim, Seung Chan Kim, Jinmi Kim, Bo Hyun Kim

“…Analysis of patients with T2DM showed no increased cancer risk associated with the use of GLP-1 RA, and similar results were observed in both men and women. The IRRs of pancreatic cancer (0.74), thyroid cancer (1.32), and medullary thyroid cancer (0.34) did not significantly increase in the GLP-1 RA group compared with those in the DM control group. …”
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PALLIATIVE PANCREATODUODENAL RESECTION IN PANCREATIC HEAD CANCER by T. G. Gevorkyan, I. A. Faynshteyn

“…Palliative pancreatoduodenal resection with a common pancreatic cancer in some cases can be an operation of choice that effectively eliminates the underlying pathological process and its complications in the form of mechanical jaundice, duodenal obstruction and pain syndrome and significantly improve the quality of life of patients.…”
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Lipoic acid-boronophenylalanine-derived multifunctional vesicles for cancer chemoradiotherapy by Liqun Dai, Jie Liu, Tingyu Yang, Xiaorui Yu, Yi Lu, Lili Pan, Siming Zhou, Diyun Shu, Yuanhao Liu, Wuyu Mao, Zhiyong Qian

“…This design facilitates their application in boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) alongside chemotherapy for the treatment of pancreatic cancer. Our findings highlight the potential of LA-BPA derivatives in developing more precise, effective, and less detrimental chemoradiotherapy approaches, marking an advancement in nanomedicine for cancer treatment.…”
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The correlation of the forkhead transcription factor foxo1 expression and histopathological pancreatic lesions in dogs by Firas M. Abed, Ahmed N. Abduljawaad, Omar A. Al-Mahmood, Karam H. Yehia, Hana Kh. Ismail

“…In dogs, pancreatic lesions can range from mild inflammation (pancreatitis) to more severe conditions such as pancreatic cancer. Focusing on histopathological changes can help identify the correlation with FOXO1 expression. …”
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Frequency and Significance of Abnormal Pancreatic Imaging in Patients with BRCA1 and BRCA2 Genetic Mutations by Elie Chahla, Antonio Cheesman, Suzanne M. Mahon, Robert W. Garrett, Ben P. Bradenham, Theresa L. Schwartz, Louay Omran, Jason R. Taylor, Samer Alkaade

“…Larger studies are needed to further define the role of pancreatic cancer screening and the significance of abnormal imaging findings in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers.…”
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Metformin and the risk of malignant tumors of digestive system: a mendelian randomization study by Ping Liu, Junqi Xiao, Jinghuang Xiao, Jumei Zhou

“…No causal relationship was found for hepatocellular carcinoma, gastric cancer, pancreatic cancer, or other digestive system cancers. The robustness of these findings was supported by sensitivity analyses, which indicated no significant pleiotropy, and leave-one-out tests. …”
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Differential expression of CD175 and CA19-9 in pancreatic adenocarcinoma by Jane J. Cheng, Yasuyuki Matsumoto, Gabrielle E. Dombek, Kathryn A. Stackhouse, Ana Sofia Ore, Jonathan N. Glickman, Jamie Heimburg-Molinaro, Richard D. Cummings

“…In addition, two other TACAs are CA19-9 (sialyl-Lewis a), which is used as a prognostic serum marker for pancreatic cancer, and its isomer sialyl-Lewis x (SLex, CD15s), which is overexpressed in many cancer types and associated with metastasis. …”
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Bilayer 3D co‐culture platform inducing the differentiation of normal fibroblasts into cancer‐associated fibroblast like cells: New in vitro source to obtain cancer‐associated fibr... by Yeon Ju Kim, Hyeon Song Lee, Dohyun Kim, Hwa Kyung Byun, Woong Sub Koom, Won‐Gun Koh

“…Moreover, co‐culture with CAF induced radio‐ and chemoresistance in pancreatic cancer cells (PANC‐1). Survival rate of cancer cells post‐irradiation and gemcitabine resistance increased significantly in the co‐culture setting, highlighting the role of CAFs in promoting cancer cell survival and therapeutic resistance. …”
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International Consensus Diagnostic Criteria for Autoimmune Pancreatitis and Its Japanese Amendment Have Improved Diagnostic Ability over Existing Criteria by Masahiro Maruyama, Takayuki Watanabe, Keita Kanai, Takaya Oguchi, Takashi Muraki, Hideaki Hamano, Norikazu Arakura, Shigeyuki Kawa

“…We compared the diagnostic abilities of the ICDC and JPS 2011 with those of the Japanese diagnostic criteria 2006 (JPS 2006), Korean diagnostic criteria (Korean), Asian diagnostic criteria (Asian), and HISORt diagnostic criteria in 110 patients with AIP and 31 patients with malignant pancreatic cancer. Results. The ICDC achieved the highest diagnostic ability in terms of accuracy (95.0%), followed by JPS 2011 (92.9%), Korean (92.2%), HISORt (88.7%), Asian (87.2%), and JPS 2006 (85.1%). …”
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