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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: An Update on Heterogeneity and Therapeutic Targeting.

Utpreksha Vaish, Tejeshwar Jain, Abhi C Are, Vikas Dudeja

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 62 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

62 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Utpreksha VaishDepartment of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8370-442X
Tejeshwar JainDepartment of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1886-685X
Abhi C AreDepartment of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA.
Vikas DudejaDepartment of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a leading cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality in the western world, with limited therapeutic strategies and dismal long-term survival. Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are key components of the pancreatic tumor microenvironment, maintaining the extracellular matrix, while also being involved in intricate crosstalk with cancer cells and infiltrating immunocytes. Therefore, they are potential targets for developing therapeutic strategies against PDAC. However, recent studies have demonstrated significant heterogeneity in CAFs with respect to their origins, spatial distribution, and functional phenotypes within the PDAC tumor microenvironment. Therefore, it is imperative to understand and delineate this heterogeneity prior to targeting CAFs for PDAC therapy.

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AnimalsCancer-Associated FibroblastsCarcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalExtracellular MatrixHumansPancreatic NeoplasmsTumor MicroenvironmentapCAFCAF heterogeneitycancer-associated fibroblastsiCAFmyCAFpancreatic cancerpancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

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PMID34948209
PMCPMC8706283

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