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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Aug 15, 2018; 10(8): 202-210
Published online Aug 15, 2018. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v10.i8.202
Published online Aug 15, 2018. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v10.i8.202
Shattering the castle walls: Anti-stromal therapy for pancreatic cancer
Ozkan Kanat, Hulya Ertas, Department of Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Uludag University, Bursa 16059, Turkey
Author contributions: Kanat O assigned the topic, wrote the manuscript, and generated the figure; Ertas H contributed to the collection of the relevant references and writing manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: No potential conflicts of interest relevant to this article were reported.
Correspondence to: Ozkan Kanat, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Uludag University, Gorukle, Bursa 16059, Turkey. ozkanat@uludag.edu.tr
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Received: March 30, 2018
Peer-review started: March 30, 2018
First decision: April 23, 2018
Revised: June 19, 2018
Accepted: June 27, 2018
Article in press: June 27, 2018
Published online: August 15, 2018
Processing time: 138 Days and 3.4 Hours
Peer-review started: March 30, 2018
First decision: April 23, 2018
Revised: June 19, 2018
Accepted: June 27, 2018
Article in press: June 27, 2018
Published online: August 15, 2018
Processing time: 138 Days and 3.4 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: The primary characteristic of pancreatic adenocarcinoma is the presence of an extensive desmoplastic stroma around neoplastic cells. In this study, we aim to briefly review the primary structural properties of pancreatic cancer (PC) stroma and its interaction with cancer cells and summarize the current status of anti-stromal therapies in the management of metastatic PC.