Pancreatic cancer: Translational research aspects and clinical implications

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 18, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 1417-1424

  Ansari, Daniel ^a   Chen, Bi Cheng ^b   Dong, Lei ^b   Zhou, Meng Tao ^b   Andersson, Roland ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Biomarkers; Imaging; Nanomedicine; Pancreatic cancer; Personalized medicine

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ASPARAGINASE MACROGOL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DOXORUBICIN; EQUILIBRATIVE NUCLEOSIDE TRANSPORTER 1; MICRORNA; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE PROTEIN; NANOPARTICLE; PACLITAXEL;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CANCER STEM CELL; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; EPIGENETICS; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; NANOMEDICINE; PANCREAS CANCER; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PROGNOSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SURVIVAL RATE; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84859336668     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i13.1417     Document Type: Editorial

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