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ArticleScientific reports2017

Biochemical and genetic predictors of overall survival in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer treated with capecitabine and nab-paclitaxel.

Daniela Bianconi, Gerwin Heller, Daniel Spies, Merima Herac, Andreas Gleiss, Sandra Liebmann-Reindl, Matthias Unseld, Markus Kieler, Werner Scheithauer, Berthold Streubel and 2 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Daniela BianconiDepartment of Medicine I, Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Gerwin HellerDepartment of Medicine I, Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Daniel SpiesSwiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Health Sciences, Otto-Stern Weg 7, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland.
Merima HeracClinical Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Andreas GleissCenter for Medical Statistics, Informatics, and Intelligent Systems, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Sandra Liebmann-ReindlCore facilities, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Matthias UnseldDepartment of Medicine I, Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Markus KielerDepartment of Medicine I, Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Werner ScheithauerDepartment of Medicine I, Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Berthold StreubelClinical Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Christoph C ZielinskiDepartment of Medicine I, Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Gerald W PragerDepartment of Medicine I, Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. gerald.prager@meduniwien.ac.at.
Medical University of Vienna · ATComprehensive Cancer Center Vienna · ATLife Science Zurich · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pancreatic cancer is a dismal disease with a mortality rate almost similar to its incidence rate. To date, there are neither validated predictive nor prognostic biomarkers for this lethal disease. Thus, the aim of the present study was to retrospectively investigate the capability of biochemical parameters and molecular profiles to predict survival of patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (mPDAC) who participated in a phase II clinical trial to test the safety and efficacy of the combination treatment of capecitabine plus nab-paclitaxel. Herein, we investigated the association of 18 biochemical parameters obtained from routine diagnosis and the clinical outcome of the 30 patients enrolled in the clinical trial. Furthermore, we analysed formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumour tissue to identify molecular biomarkers via RNA seq and the Illumina TruSeq Amplicon Cancer panel which covers 48 hotspot genes. Our analysis identified SERPINB7 as a novel transcript and a DNA mutation signature that might predict a poor outcome of disease. Moreover, we identified the bilirubin basal level as an independent predictive factor for overall survival in our study cohort.

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AdenocarcinomaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAlbuminsAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticBiomarkers, TumorBlood Chemical AnalysisCapecitabineCarcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalClinical Trials, Phase II as TopicFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansMaleMiddle Aged130-nm albumin-bound paclitaxelAlbuminsAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticBiomarkers, TumorCapecitabinePaclitaxelSERPINB7 protein, humanSerpins

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PMID28687745
PMCPMC5501799
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