ArticleBritish journal of cancer2025
Gemcitabine-induced neutrophil extracellular traps via interleukin-8-CXCR1/2 pathway promote chemoresistance in pancreatic cancer.
Article in British journal of cancer, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled 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.
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.
Who cites it
15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- From immunological mechanisms to targeted therapies: a bibliometric analysis in the domain of research concerning neutrophil extracellular traps and pulmonary diseases (2006-2025).Frontiers in immunology · 2026Pooled it
- Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in the Tumor Microenvironment: Mechanisms, Immune Regulation, and Implications for Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- The tumor microenvironment in pancreatic cancer: from composition to therapeutic targeting.Biochemical Society transactions · 2026Review
- Integrated multi-omics analysis of neutrophil extracellular trap-related genes in renal cell carcinoma using bioinformatics and machine learning.Discover oncology · 2026Article
- Neutrophil extracellular traps in the tumor microenvironment, metastasis, therapy, and beyond: advances, challenges, and perspectives.Journal of hematology & oncology · 2026Review
- Targeting senescence-like tumor-associated macrophages sensitizes chemotherapy in triple-negative breast cancer.Cellular oncology (Dordrecht, Netherlands) · 2026Article
- Review
- Review
- Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: A Vicious Cycle in the Tumor Microenvironment and Targeted Interventions.International journal of biological sciences · 2026Review
- miR-320d Is Associated with Reduced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Progression, Potentially through the NF-κB/IL-8 Axis-Mediated Inhibition of Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Formation.Oncology research · 2026Article
- Unlocking the Power of CXCR2 Inhibition to Overcome Gemcitabine Resistance in Pancreatic Cancer.FASEB bioAdvances · 2026Article
- Neutrophil extracellular traps induce chemoresistance in human breast cancer cells through the PI3K/AKT/NF-κB pathway.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- Tumor-associated neutrophils in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: mechanisms and therapeutic targeting.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Neutrophil Dynamics Contribute to Disease Progression and Poor Survival in Pancreatic Cancer.Cancers · 2025Article
- Caught in the NET: A Review on the Emerging Role of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in PDAC Development.Technology in cancer research & treatmentReview
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
15 authors.
Funding
Abstract
backgroundPancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most aggressive cancers, and chemoresistance poses a significant challenge in its treatment. Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) have emerged as key players in the tumour microenvironment, but their role in chemoresistance remains unclear.
methodsWe investigated the involvement of NETs in PDAC chemoresistance using patient tumour samples, in vitro assays with gemcitabine (GEM)-treated PDAC cells, and in vivo mouse models. We evaluated cytokine production, NET formation and tumour response to GEM, with or without the CXCR1/2 inhibitor navarixin.
resultsNETs are significantly accumulated in the tumours of PDAC patients exhibiting poor response to chemotherapy. GEM-treated PDAC cells secrete pro-inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-8 (IL-8). IL-8 promote the formation of chemotherapy-induced NETs (chemoNETosis) through activation of CXCR 1/2 on neutrophils. Importantly, treatment with navarixin significantly suppressed chemoNETosis, restored sensitivity to GEM, and significantly reduced tumour growth in vivo.
conclusionsOur findings reveal that NETs contribute to chemoresistance in PDAC and that IL-8-mediated chemoNETosis plays a pivotal role in this process. Inhibition of CXCR1/2-mediated NET formation enhances the efficacy of GEM. This approach may represent a promising therapeutic strategy for overcoming chemoresistance in PDAC. These results support further clinical investigation of anti-NETs therapies.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.