Current Medicinal Chemistry - Volume 25, Issue 22, 2018

Background: The incidence of pancreatic cancer (PC) is rising in parallel with the deaths caused by this malignant disease largely due to limited improvement in current treatment strategies. In spite of aggressive PC research, for the past three decades, there has been no significant improvement in the five-year survival for this cancer. Like many other cancers, it takes several years for normal pancreatic cells to trans Read More

Background: Pancreatic cancer management remains a major challenge to society. Poor prognosis results in dismal patient survival rates and quality of life post chemo/radiation therapies. Although progress has been made in drug development for targeting pancreatic cancer, accompanying issues of drug resistance renders it futile. While intake of fruits and vegetables in routine diets has been linked to reduced Read More

Background: Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths with rising incidence and a high mortality rate. Smoking, psychological stress, diabetes, pancreatitis and alcohol abuse are known risk factors for pancreatic cancer. Objective: Targeting G protein-coupled receptor signaling for the prevention and therapy of pancreatic cancer. Method: Review of published literature. Results and Conclusion: All known Read More

Background: Pancreatic cancer (PC) is considered an incurable disease due to late diagnosis, rapid spread and negligible response treatment methods, with a 5-year survival rate of only 7%. Hence, there is an urgency in developing novel strategies for PC prevention. This review is focused on discussing the challenges in understanding complex immune functions in tumor microenvironment and host-induced immune respon Read More

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is one of the deadliest cancers worldwide and the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in United States. Regardless of the advances in molecular pathogenesis and consequential efforts to suppress the disease, this cancer remains a major health problem in United States. By 2030, the projection is that pancreatic cancer will be climb up to be the second leading cause of can Read More

Background and Objective: Current epidemiological studies report conflicting results for the effect of statin or metformin on pancreatic cancer overall survival. This literature review and meta-analysis summarize the studies reporting an association between statin or metformin use and overall survival of pancreatic cancer patients. Methods: We systematically searched for studies about the association between statin or Read More

Cancer is a major public health problem worldwide and is the second leading cause of death in the United States. Although cancer death rate has dropped by 23% since 1991, there are certain types of cancer for which death rates are still increasing, such as pancreatic cancer. There is an urgent need to find new therapies that could help improve this dreadful outcome. In this regard, the role of nutrition in health and disea Read More