ArticleThe oncologist2018
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The trial behind it
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Pre- and Postoperative Incidence and Prognostic Implication of Positive Peritoneal Lavage and Circulating Tumor DNA in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer
The Influence of Secretin Stimulated Pancreatic Secretion on Circulating Tumor DNA Expression in Patients With Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: The Role of Biomarkers in Determining the Prognosis of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Who cites it
63 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Serial ctDNA dynamics predict clinical outcomes in metastatic and locally advanced PDAC: a systematic review.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Pooled it
- Prognostic value of circulating tumor DNA in pancreatic cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Aging · 2020Pooled it
- Circulating tumor DNA as a prognostic indicator in resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2019Pooled it
- Immunotherapy Resistance in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: from Tumor Biology to Biomarker-Guided Strategies.Current oncology reports · 2026Review
- Liquid Biopsy Frontiers in Pancreatic Cancer: Insights from Circulating Cell-Free Nucleic Acids.Cells · 2026Review
- Evidence Mapping of ctDNA Reporting in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: Toward a Shared Quantitative Language for ctDNA.Cancers · 2026Review
- Detection of mutated KRAS, TP53, CDKN2A, and SMAD4 in tumor cell-free DNA of Brazilian pancreatic adenocarcinoma patients using next-generation sequencing.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- CA19-9 as a Dynamic Biomarker for Continuous Monitoring of Therapeutic Efficacy in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma.Cancers · 2025Review
- Circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) as a predictor of progression-free and overall survival in non-resectable pancreatic cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The journal of liquid biopsy · 2025Review
- Correlation between circulating tumor DNA quantity assessed by methylated markers and tumor volume in patients with metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Prospective Evaluation of Circulating Tumor DNA Using Next-generation Sequencing as a Biomarker During Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Localized Pancreatic Cancer.Annals of surgery · 2025Article
- Molecular KRAS ctDNA Predicts Metastases and Survival in Pancreatic Cancer: A Prospective Cohort Study.Annals of surgical oncology · 2025Article
- Review
- Circulating tumor cells: indicators of cancer progression, plasticity and utility for therapies.Pathology oncology research : POR · 2025Review
- Translating the multifaceted use of liquid biopsy to management of early disease in pancreatic adenocarcinoma.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Review
- Integrated Analysis of Cell-Free DNA and Novel Protein Biomarkers for Stratification and Therapy Monitoring in Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer: A Preliminary Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Liquid Biopsy in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: A Review of Methods and Applications.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Prognostic Role of SpecificGenes · 2024Article
- Surgery for Oligometastatic Pancreatic Cancer: Defining Biologic Resectability.Annals of surgical oncology · 2024Review
- Significance of TP53, CDKN2A, SMAD4 and KRAS in Pancreatic Cancer.Current issues in molecular biology · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundMany new pancreatic cancer treatment combinations have been discovered in recent years, yet the prognosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains grim. The advent of new treatments highlights the need for better monitoring tools for treatment response, to allow a timely switch between different therapeutic regimens. Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) is a tool for cancer detection and characterization with growing clinical use. However, currently, ctDNA is not used for monitoring treatment response. The high prevalence of SUBJECTS, MATERIALS, AND
methodsSeventeen metastatic PDAC patients were recruited and serial plasma samples were collected. CtDNA was extracted from the plasma, and
resultsPlasma
conclusionOur results confirm that mutant IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Avoiding futile chemotherapy in metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) patients by monitoring response to treatment is of utmost importance. A novel biomarker for monitoring treatment response in PDAC, using mutant
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