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ReviewFrontiers in oncology2021

Adjuvant Treatment in Pancreatic Cancer: Shaping the Future of the Curative Setting.

Annalisa Pappalardo, Emilio Francesco Giunta, Giuseppe Tirino, Luca Pompella, Piera Federico, Bruno Daniele, Ferdinando De Vita, Angelica Petrillo

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Review in Frontiers in oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
16citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. GSK3βGut · 2026
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  3. A Metal-Free Carbon Monoxide Prodrug Suppresses Metastasis of Pancreatic and Breast Cancer.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  8. Inflammation, microbiota, and pancreatic cancer.Cancer cell international · 2025
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  13. Impact of exosome therapy on pancreatic cancer and its progression.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Annalisa PappalardoMedical Oncology Unit, Ospedale del Mare, Naples, Italy.
Emilio Francesco GiuntaMedical Oncology Unit, Ospedale del Mare, Naples, Italy.
Giuseppe TirinoDivision of Medical Oncology, Department of Precision Medicine, School of Medicine, University of study of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
Luca PompellaDivision of Medical Oncology, Department of Precision Medicine, School of Medicine, University of study of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
Piera FedericoMedical Oncology Unit, Ospedale del Mare, Naples, Italy.
Bruno DanieleMedical Oncology Unit, Ospedale del Mare, Naples, Italy.
Ferdinando De VitaDivision of Medical Oncology, Department of Precision Medicine, School of Medicine, University of study of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
Angelica PetrilloMedical Oncology Unit, Ospedale del Mare, Naples, Italy.
University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a lethal disease even in the early stages, despite progresses in surgical and pharmacological treatment in recent years. High potential for metastases is the main cause of therapeutic failure in localized disease, highlighting the current limited knowledge of underlying pathological processes. However, nowadays research is focusing on the search for personalized approaches also in the adjuvant setting for PDAC, by implementing the use of biomarkers and investigating new therapeutic targets. In this context, the aim of this narrative review is to summarize the current treatment scenario and new potential therapeutic approaches in early stage PDAC, from both a preclinical and clinical point of view. Additionally, the review examines the role of target therapies in localized PDAC and the influence of neoadjuvant treatments on survival outcomes.

Indexed as

biomarkersctDNA = circulating tumor DNAgemcitabineneoadjuvant chemotherapyPARPiPDAC - pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomapredictive factorstarget therapy

Identifiers

PMID34485130
PMCPMC8415474
OpenAlexW3194786836

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Registered trials

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