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Molecular classification as prognostic factor and guide for treatment decision of pancreatic cancer.
Biochimica et biophysica acta. Reviews on cancer - 1 Apr 2018
Birnbaum David J, Bertucci François, Finetti Pascal, Birnbaum Daniel, Mamessier Emilie
Abstract excerpt
Clinico-pathological factors fail to consistently predict the outcome after pancreatic resection for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). PDACs show a high level of inter- and intra- tumor genetic heterogeneity. A molecular classification should help sort patients into less heterogeneous and more appropriate groups regarding the metastatic risk and the therapeutic response, with the consequences of better...
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