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Concepts to Target MYC in Pancreatic Cancer.

Oliver H. KrämerSiavosh MahboobiMatthias WirthGünter Schneider

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0301 basic medicineCancer ResearchPoor prognosisPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaendocrine system diseasesGene regulatory networkAntineoplastic AgentsBiologymedicine.disease_causeBioinformaticsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc03 medical and health sciencesPancreatic cancerCarcinomamedicineAnimalsHumansGene Regulatory NetworksMolecular Targeted TherapyProtein Kinase InhibitorsCancerGenetic Variationmedicine.diseasedigestive system diseasesGene Expression Regulation NeoplasticPancreatic Neoplasms030104 developmental biologyOncologyCarrier proteinCancer researchKRASCarrier ProteinsCarcinoma Pancreatic DuctalProtein BindingSignal Transduction

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Abstract Current data suggest that MYC is an important signaling hub and driver in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), a tumor entity with a strikingly poor prognosis. No targeted therapies with a meaningful clinical impact were successfully developed against PDAC so far. This points to the need to establish novel concepts targeting the relevant drivers of PDAC, like KRAS or MYC. Here, we discuss recent developments of direct or indirect MYC inhibitors and their potential mode of action in PDAC. Mol Cancer Ther; 15(8); 1792–8. ©2016 AACR.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2016-08-01Molecular cancer therapeutics
10.1158/1535-7163.mct-16-0050https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27406986