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ReviewOncology letters2021

Towards an updated view on the clinical management of pancreatic adenocarcinoma: Current and future perspectives.

Leonel Pekarek, Oscar Fraile-Martinez, Cielo Garcia-Montero, Miguel A Alvarez-Mon, Julio Acero, Lidia Ruiz-Llorente, Natalio García-Honduvilla, Agustin Albillos, Julia Buján, Melchor Alvarez-Mon and 2 more

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Review in Oncology letters, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
11citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 18% 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

11 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Leonel PekarekDepartment of Medicine and Medical Specialities, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Alcalá, Alcala de Henares, 28871 Madrid, Spain.
Oscar Fraile-MartinezDepartment of Medicine and Medical Specialities, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Alcalá, Alcala de Henares, 28871 Madrid, Spain.
Cielo Garcia-MonteroDepartment of Medicine and Medical Specialities, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Alcalá, Alcala de Henares, 28871 Madrid, Spain.
Miguel A Alvarez-MonDepartment of Medicine and Medical Specialities, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Alcalá, Alcala de Henares, 28871 Madrid, Spain.
Julio AceroRamón y Cajal Institute of Sanitary Research, 28034 Madrid, Spain.
Lidia Ruiz-LlorenteRamón y Cajal Institute of Sanitary Research, 28034 Madrid, Spain.
Natalio García-HonduvillaDepartment of Medicine and Medical Specialities, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Alcalá, Alcala de Henares, 28871 Madrid, Spain.
Agustin AlbillosDepartment of Medicine and Medical Specialities, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Alcalá, Alcala de Henares, 28871 Madrid, Spain.
Julia BujánDepartment of Medicine and Medical Specialities, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Alcalá, Alcala de Henares, 28871 Madrid, Spain.
Melchor Alvarez-MonDepartment of Medicine and Medical Specialities, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Alcalá, Alcala de Henares, 28871 Madrid, Spain.
Luis G GuijarroRamón y Cajal Institute of Sanitary Research, 28034 Madrid, Spain.
Miguel A OrtegaDepartment of Medicine and Medical Specialities, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Alcalá, Alcala de Henares, 28871 Madrid, Spain.
Universidad de Alcalá · ESInstituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pancreatic cancer has a dire prognosis and will represent the second leading cause of cancer death in the next 10 years. The multifactorial approach represents one of the main issues in controlling the extension of this neoplasm. In recent years, the characteristics of the tumor microenvironment, metastasis mechanisms and the relationship between immune system and neoplastic cells have been described, which has made it possible to understand the pathophysiology of pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Currently, there is a failure to provide an effective preventive method or early detection, so patients present with an advanced stage at the time of diagnosis. Despite numerous efforts, little progress has been made in clinical outcome and in improving survival in long term. Therefore, in the recent years, diverse diagnostic tests, treatments and possible approaches have been developed in the fields of radiotherapy, chemotherapy and surgery to find a combination of them that improves life expectancy in patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. At the moment, numerous clinical trials are being conducted to evaluate preventive diagnostic procedures such as serological markers or perfecting available imaging tests. On the other hand, implementation of immunotherapy is being studied in a neoplasm that has lagged in the application of this procedure since present possible treatments do not substantially improve quality of life. Therefore, the purpose of our study is to summarize the main progresses that have been made in the diagnosis, treatment and screening of this disease, explaining the limitations that have been observed and analyzing future prospects in the management of this illness.

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pancreatic cancerpancreatic cancer diagnosispancreatic cancer immunotherapiesserological markers

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PMID34630716
PMCPMC8490971
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