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Central European Journal of Immunology
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3/2018
vol. 43
 
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Review paper

MicroRNAs in pancreatic cancer diagnosis and therapy

Robert Słotwiński
,
Gustaw Lech
,
Sylwia Małgorzata Słotwińska

(Centr Eur J Immunol 2018; 43 (3): 314-324)
Online publish date: 2018/10/30
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Pancreatic cancer remains a disease with very poor prognosis (only 5-6% of patients are still alive after five years). Attempts to improve the results of treatment of pancreatic cancer focus on a better understanding of the pathogenesis, and non-invasive diagnostic methods (genetic testing from peripheral blood), which would create the possibility of early diagnosis and early surgical treatment before the onset of metastasis. New hopes for the improvement of early diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) are associated with genetic testing of microRNA expression changes. A large body of evidence has revealed that microRNAs are aberrantly expressed in the serum and in cancer tissues and elicit oncogenic or tumour-suppressive functions. Selected microRNAs can distinguish pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma from non-cancerous lesions of the pancreas. This review focuses on the involvement of microRNAs in the early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. Research results related to the development of a novel therapeutic strategy based on the modulation of microRNA expressions for a better outcome in patients with pancreatic cancer are also presented.
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pancreatic cancer, microRNA expression, diagnosis, anticancer therapy

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