ReviewCancers2024
Evolution of Liquid Biopsies for Detecting Pancreatic Cancer.
Review in Cancers, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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Who cites it
5 citing papers in PubMed.
- Metachronous Primary Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor and Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Article
- Current advances in immunotherapy for KRAS-Mutant pancreatic cancer.Clinical and experimental medicine · 2026Review
- Pancreatic cancer in 2025: Have we found a solution?World journal of gastroenterology · 2025Review
- Novel CTC Detection Method in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer Using High-Resolution Image Scanning.Cancers · 2025Article
- 4D-printed microdevices for spatiotemporal detection of ctDNA and miRNA in pancreatic cancer: an in-depth review.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2025Review
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Authors and funding
3 authors.
Funding
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Abstract
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a lethal malignancy characterised by late diagnosis and poor prognosis. Despite advancements, current diagnostic and prognostic strategies remain limited. Liquid biopsy techniques, including circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA), circulating tumour cells (CTCs), circulating tumour exosomes, and proteomics, offer potential solutions to improve PDAC diagnosis, prognostication, and management. A systematic search of Ovid MEDLINE identified studies published between 2019 and 2024, focusing on liquid biopsy biomarkers for PDAC. A total of 49 articles were included. ctDNA research shows some promise in diagnosing and prognosticating PDAC, especially through detecting mutant
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