| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Cancer sensitizing agents for chemotherapy ; volume 5 |
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Cancer sensitizing agents for chemotherapy ; v. 5.
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| Contents |
Front Cover; Breaking Tolerance to Pancreatic Cancer Unresponsiveness to Chemotherapy; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; About the Editor; About the Series Editor; Aims and Scope for Series ""Cancer Sensitizing Agents for Chemotherapy; Preface; Chapter 1: Overview of Pancreatic Cancer Biology; Introduction; Pathogenesis and Molecular Biology; Three Biological Stages of Cancer Development; Initiation; Clonal Expansion; Oncogenesis; KRAS; Raf/Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK) Cascade; Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase/ATK Cascade; Nuclear Factor Kappa B Signaling Cascade |
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Tumor Suppressor GenesCDKN2A; TP53; SMAD4; Introduction to Local and Distant Microenvironments; Familial Pancreatic Cancers; Conclusions; References; Further Reading; Chapter 2: Chemoresistance in Pancreatic Cancer: Emphasis on Age and Gender; Introduction; Pancreatic Cancer Incidences and Prognosis: Association of Age and Gender; Chemoresistance: Association With Age and Gender; Mechanisms Associated With Chemoresistance; Factors Modulated in Various Age Groups; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3: EMT Contributes to Chemoresistance in Pancreatic Cancer; Introduction |
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Gemcitabine SensitivityGemcitabine and Chemoresistance; Role of Gemcitabine in Targeting Signaling Pathways; Conclusion; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 5: Pancreatic Cancer and Possible Therapeutic Options; Introduction; Reasons Behind the Above Statistics?; Brief Outline of Treatment; Tumor-Node-Metastasis Staging and Clinical Classification; Modalities for Evaluating TNM Staging; Clinical Classification; Treatment Options for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma; Localized Surgically Resectable Stage I and II Disease; Adjuvant Therapy; Gemcitabine and 5-Fluorouracil; Gemcitabine and S-1 |
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Gemcitabine and CapecitabineAdjuvant Chemoradiation; Gemcitabine Plus Nab-Paclitaxel; Neoadjuvant Therapy; Adjuvant Therapy in Borderline Removable Pancreatic Carcinoma; Evidence Supporting Neoadjuvant Therapy; FOLFIRINOX as Neoadjuvant Therapy; NAC-GSL (Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy-Gemcitabine, S-1, LV); Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer: Treatment Options; Early Period; First-Line Therapies; FOLFIRINOX; PRODIGE-4/ACCORD-11 Trial; Outcomes of PRODIGE-4/ACCORD-11 Trial; Precautionary and Toxicity Reducing Strategies; Gemcitabine Plus Nab-Paclitaxel; The MPACT Trial |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 4, 2019) |
| Subject |
Pancreas -- Cancer
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Chemotherapy.
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Drug resistance in cancer cells.
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Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
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Pancreatic Neoplasms -- drug therapy
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Drug Therapy
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Pancreatic Neoplasms
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
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Drug resistance in cancer cells
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Chemotherapy
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Pancreas -- Cancer
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780128176627 |
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0128176628 |
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