Early Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer: The Key for Survival

Autor: Gina Gheorghe, Simona Bungau, Madalina Ilie, Tapan Behl, Cosmin Mihai Vesa, Ciprian Brisc, Nicolae Bacalbasa, Vladiana Turi, Raluca Simona Costache, Camelia Cristina Diaconu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Diagnostics, Vol 10, Iss 11, p 869 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2075-4418
DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics10110869
Popis: Pancreatic cancer (PC) is one of the most aggressive forms of cancer. Negative prognosis is mainly due to the late diagnosis in advanced stages, when the disease is already therapeutically overcome. Studies in recent years have focused on identifying biomarkers that could play a role in early diagnosis, leading to the improvement of morbidity and mortality. Currently, the only biomarker widely used in the diagnosis of PC is carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19.9), which has, however, more of a prognostic role in the follow-up of postoperative recurrence than a diagnostic role. Other biomarkers, recently identified as the methylation status of ADAMTS1 (A disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs 1) and BNC1 (zinc finger protein basonuclin-1) in cell-free deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), may play a role in the early detection of PC. This review focuses on the diagnosis of PC in its early stages.
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