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The role of CDK4 in the pathogenesis of pancreatic cancer

  • Emily Jiggens
    ,
  • Maria Mortoglou
    ,
  • Guy Grant
    ,
  • Pinar Uysal-Onganer
  • University of Westminster
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Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well

Abstract

Pancreatic cancer (PC) continues to have the lowest overall survival and the lack of effective early diagnosis. Cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (CDK4) plays a fundamental role in the orderly progression of the cell cycle, binding to cyclin D to promote the progression through the G1/2 transition. The inhibition of CDK4/6 has therefore gained substantial interest in the hope of new and effective therapeutics in multiple cancers, such as advanced metastatic breast cancer. While the use of these agents is encouraging, their potential is yet to be fully explored. In this study we used the GLOBOCAN database to understand the most recent epidemiology of PC, Human Protein Atlas and KEGG to highlight the role, prevalence, and significance on patient survival of CDK4 in PC. We found that CDK4 cannot be used as prognostic in PC and no significant differences were observed between CDK4 expression and the patient’s clinical status, though larger studies, especially concerning CDK4 protein expressions, are required for a more thorough understanding. The use of CDK4/6 inhibitors in PC is still in clinical trials. However, due to only modest improvements observed in the use of single-agent therapies, efforts have focused on combinatorial approaches.

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Output type

Research Output: Contribution to journal Article Peer-review

Original language

English

Article number

1478

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 1478

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Healthcare (Switzerland) (Volume 9, Issue 11)

Publication milestones

  • Accepted/In press - 28/10/2021
  • Published - 30/10/2021

Publication status

Published - 30/10/2021

ISSN

2227-9032

External Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/625265
  • Scopus: 85118778990

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