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Pancreatic cancer research: challenges, opportunities, and recent developments
Martin E Fernandez-Zapico1, Joanna A Kaczynski, Raul Urrutia
1Gastroenterology Research Unit, Saint Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
Current Opinion in Gastroenterology
|October 13, 2006
Summary
Increased awareness and collaboration are driving progress in pancreatic cancer research. New genetic models and postgenomic studies offer hope for this challenging disease.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Cancer Research
Background:
- Pancreatic cancer research and treatment lag behind other cancers.
- Progress in 2001-2002 was marked by increased awareness and inter-group communication.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review key advances in pancreatic cancer research during 2001-2002.
- To highlight the impact of increased public and agency awareness on research efforts.
- To discuss promising developments in genetic animal models and postgenomic mechanisms.
Main Methods:
- Review of scientific literature and research progress from 2001-2002.
- Analysis of trends in scientific communication and national cooperation.
- Focus on advancements in genetic animal models and postgenomic research.
Main Results:
- Significant increase in awareness and scientific communication regarding pancreatic cancer.
- Establishment of national cooperation frameworks involving various stakeholders.
- Advances in genetic animal models and understanding postgenomic mechanisms of carcinogenesis.
Conclusions:
- Renewed enthusiasm and collaboration are accelerating pancreatic cancer research.
- Genetic animal models and postgenomic studies show significant promise.
- A coordinated national effort offers a hopeful framework for combating pancreatic cancer.
