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ReviewNPJ precision oncology2024

Barriers and opportunities in pancreatic cancer immunotherapy.

Yixin Ju, Dongzhi Xu, Miao-Miao Liao, Yutong Sun, Wen-Dai Bao, Fan Yao, Li Ma

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Review in NPJ precision oncology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 121 papers.

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121citing papers in PubMed
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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

121 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Ellagic Acid Enhances RSL3-Induced Ferroptosis by Inhibiting the Nrf2/HO-1 Signaling Pathway in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026
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  10. RAS-targeted therapies for pancreatic cancer.ESMO gastrointestinal oncology · 2026
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  11. Pan-cancer characterization ofTranslational cancer research · 2026
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  16. Tumor-Derived LAMB3 Drives Immunosuppressive LRRC15Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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61 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

7 authors.

Yixin JuHubei Hongshan Laboratory, College of Biomedicine and Health, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China.
Dongzhi XuHubei Hongshan Laboratory, College of Biomedicine and Health, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China.
Miao-Miao LiaoHubei Hongshan Laboratory, College of Biomedicine and Health, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China.
Yutong SunDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Wen-Dai BaoHubei Hongshan Laboratory, College of Biomedicine and Health, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China.
Fan YaoHubei Hongshan Laboratory, College of Biomedicine and Health, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China. fyao@mail.hzau.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4393-7296
Li MaDepartment of Experimental Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. lma4@mdanderson.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9965-989X

Funding

Regulation of metastasis and epithelial-mesenchymal transition by microRNAsR01CA166051 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI MA, LI · 2012 to 2023
$3.4M
Targeting the LIFR-LCN2 pathway to improve liver cancer therapyR01CA269140 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Li Ma · 2023 to 2026
$1.9M
American Cancer Society (American Cancer Society, Inc.) DBG-22-161-01-MMNCI NIH HHS R01 CA166051NCI NIH HHS R01 CA269140U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01CA166051U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01CA269140
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) presents a fatal clinical challenge characterized by a dismal 5-year overall survival rate, primarily due to the lack of early diagnosis and limited therapeutic efficacy. Immunotherapy, a proven success in multiple cancers, has yet to demonstrate significant benefits in PDAC. Recent studies have revealed the immunosuppressive characteristics of the PDAC tumor microenvironment (TME), including immune cells with suppressive properties, desmoplastic stroma, microbiome influences, and PDAC-specific signaling pathways. In this article, we review recent advances in understanding the immunosuppressive TME of PDAC, TME differences among various mouse models of pancreatic cancer, and the mechanisms underlying resistance to immunotherapeutic interventions. Furthermore, we discuss the potential of targeting cancer cell-intrinsic pathways and TME components to sensitize PDAC to immune therapies, providing insights into strategies and future perspectives to break through the barriers in improving pancreatic cancer treatment.

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PMID39266715
PMCPMC11393360

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