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Early-onset pancreatic cancer: a review of molecular mechanisms, management, and survival.
Oncotarget - 1 Jan 2022
Ulanja Mark B, Moody Alastair E, Beutler Bryce D, Antwi-Amoabeng Daniel, Rahman Ganiyu A, Alese Olatunji B
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Early-onset pancreatic cancer (EOPC) - defined as pancreatic cancer diagnosed before the age of 50 years - is associated with a poor prognosis as compared to later-onset pancreatic cancer (LOPC). Emerging evidence suggests that EOPC may exhibit a genetic signature and tumor biology that is distinct from that of LOPC. We review genetic mutations that are more prevalent in EOPC relative to LOPC and...
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