| Literature DB >> 28605029 |
Laleh G Melstrom1, Marcela D Salazar2, Don J Diamond2.
Abstract
The tumor microenvironment in pancreatic cancer is a complex balance of pro- and anti-tumor components. The dense desmoplasia consists of immune cells, extracellular matrix, growth factors, cytokines, and cancer associated fibroblasts (CAF) or pancreatic stellate cells (PSC). There are a multitude of targets including hyaluronan, angiogenesis, focal adhesion kinase (FAK), connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), CD40, chemokine (C-X-C motif) receptor 4 (CXCR-4), immunotherapy, and Vitamin D. The developing clinical therapeutics will be reviewed.Entities:
Keywords: focal adhesion kinase; hedgehog inhibitors; hyaluronan; immunotherapy; tumor microenvironment; vitamin D
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28605029 PMCID: PMC5989710 DOI: 10.1002/jso.24643
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Surg Oncol ISSN: 0022-4790 Impact factor: 3.454