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ReviewCurrent treatment options in oncology2011

Defining new paradigms for the treatment of pancreatic cancer.

Khaldoun Almhanna, Philip A Philip

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Review in Current treatment options in oncology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Meta-analysis of phase III randomized trials of molecular targeted therapies for advanced pancreatic cancer.HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association · 2012
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  10. N-acetyl-L-cysteine sensitizes pancreatic cancers to gemcitabine by targeting the NFκB pathway.Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie · 2014
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  19. Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: a review of immunologic aspects.Journal of investigative medicine : the official publication of the American Federation for Clinical Research · 2012
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Khaldoun AlmhannaDepartment of Gastrointestinal Oncolgy, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
Philip A Philip

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pancreatic cancer (PC) is the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Despite significant improvement in understanding disease biology, the 5-year survival rates remain less than 5%. Targeted agents failed to add any meaningful survival benefit in this patient population despite very promising pre-clinical data. The new paradigm for the treatment of PC must emphasize validation of targeted agents in the appropriate pre-clinical models, identification of predictive markers for disease response, and extending range of targets into cancer stem cells and tumor microenvironment. It is also necessary to perform studies that are designed to address the various stages of disease with respect to study endpoints and application of a multimodality approach in management. Phase III trials should only be considered when a strong efficacy signal is demonstrated in phase II studies that is based on a survival endpoint. This review will focus on the development of novel treatments in pancreas cancer and the proposed design of future clinical trials.

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Antineoplastic AgentsHumansImmune SystemMolecular Targeted TherapyNeoplastic Stem CellsNeovascularization, PathologicPancreatic NeoplasmsSignal TransductionAntineoplastic Agents

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