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ReviewCureus2022

Molecular Markers of Pancreatic Cancer: A 10-Year Retrospective Review of Molecular Advances.

Boma E Jacks, Chinwendum U Ekpemiro, Adeyemi A Adeosun, Uchechukwu O Ogbonna, Faithful T Ogundiran, Funmilola Babalola, Nkemputaife P Onyechi, Olamide O Ajayi, Maureen G Boms, Adaugo N Nwanguma and 4 more

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Review in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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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

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. KRT13 Drives Pancreatic Cancer Malignancy Via the PI3K/AKT-PPARG Axis While Enhancing Sensitivity to Navitoclax.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026
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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

14 authors.

Boma E JacksSurgery, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, NGA.
Chinwendum U EkpemiroSurgery, Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, NGA.
Adeyemi A AdeosunMolecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA.
Uchechukwu O OgbonnaSurgery, Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna, NGA.
Faithful T OgundiranSurgery, All Saints University School of Medicine, Roseau, DMA.
Funmilola BabalolaEpidemiology and Public Health, Texas Department of State Health Services, San Antonio, USA.
Nkemputaife P OnyechiInternal Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, USA.
Olamide O AjayiInternal Medicine, Obafemi Awolowo College of Health Sciences, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu, NGA.
Maureen G BomsClinical Research, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA.
Adaugo N NwangumaMedicine and Surgery, Nnamdi Azikiwe University College of Health Sciences, Nnewi, NGA.
Uduak A UdoRadiology, Imaging for Women, Kansas City, USA.
Okelue E OkobiFamily Medicine, Lakeside Medical Center, Belle Glade, USA.
Evidence E OhikhuaiPublic Health, Jackson State University School of Public Health, Mississippi, USA.
Endurance O EvbayekhaInternal Medicine, St. Luke's Hospital, St. Louis, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pancreatic cancer remains the third leading cause of death amongst men and women in the United States. Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the most common type of pancreatic cancer maintains its reputation of being the most aggressive with a poor prognosis. One of the contributing factors to the high mortality of PDAC is the absence of biomarkers for early detection of disease and the complexity of tumor biology and genomics. In this review, we explored the current understanding of epigenetics and diagnostic biomarkers in PDAC and summarized recent advances in molecular biology. We discussed current guidelines on diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment, especially in high-risk individuals. We also reviewed studies that have touched on identifying biomarkers and the role they play in making early diagnosis although there are currently no screening tools for PDAC. We explored the recent understanding of epigenetic alterations of PDAC and the future implications for early detection and prognosis. In conclusion, the new and emerging advances in the detection and treatment of PDAC can lead to an improvement in the current outcome of PDAC.

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biomarkers multiomicsepigeneticsmolecular advancespancreatic cancertumor markers

Identifiers

PMID36299966
PMCPMC9588177

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