Understanding the stroma of pancreatic cancer: co-evolution of the microenvironment with epithelial carcinogenesis

Imbalance of desmoplastic stromal cell numbers drives aggressive cancer processes

(2013) Raghu Kadaba et al.   JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

Pancreatic stellate cells – Multi-functional cells in the pancreas

(2013) Atsushi Masamune et al.   PANCREATOLOGY

The role of pancreatic stellate cells in pancreatic cancer

(2013) Mert Erkan   PANCREATOLOGY

Enzymatic Targeting of the Stroma Ablates Physical Barriers to Treatment of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

(2012) Paolo P. Provenzano et al.   CANCER CELL

The Impact of the Activated Stroma on Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Biology and Therapy Resistance

(2012) Mert Erkan et al.   CURRENT MOLECULAR MEDICINE

What We Have Learned About Pancreatic Cancer From Mouse Models

(2012) Pedro A. Pérez–Mancera et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Hyaluronan impairs vascular function and drug delivery in a mouse model of pancreatic cancer

(2012) Michael A Jacobetz et al.   GUT

Dangerous liaisons: Pancreatic stellate cells and pancreatic cancer cells

(2012) Minoti V Apte et al.   JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY

Survival after Resection of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: Results from a Single Institution over Three Decades

(2011) Jordan M. Winter et al.   ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY

Metastatic pancreatic cancer: old drugs, new paradigms

(2011) Thierry Conroy et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN ONCOLOGY

StellaTUM: current consensus and discussion on pancreatic stellate cell research

(2011) Mert Erkan et al.   GUT

Why don't we get more cancer? A proposed role of the microenvironment in restraining cancer progression

(2011) Mina J Bissell et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

KRAS Mutation in Metastatic Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: Results of a Multicenter Phase II Study Evaluating Efficacy of Cetuximab plus Gemcitabine/Oxaliplatin (GEMOXCET) in First-Line Therapy

(2011) F. Kullmann et al.   ONCOLOGY

Blood platelets and inflammation: Their relationship with liver and digestive diseases

(2011) J. Ripoche   Clinics and Research in Hepatology and Gastroenterology

Organ-, inflammation- and cancer specific transcriptional fingerprints of pancreatic and hepatic stellate cells

(2010) Mert Erkan et al.   Molecular Cancer

Confirmation of DNA Microarray-Derived Differentially Expressed Genes in Pancreatic Cancer Using Quantitative RT-PCR

(2009) Sylvia Streit et al.   PANCREATOLOGY

Inhibition of Hedgehog Signaling Enhances Delivery of Chemotherapy in a Mouse Model of Pancreatic Cancer

(2009) K. P. Olive et al.   SCIENCE

The Activated Stroma Index Is a Novel and Independent Prognostic Marker in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

(2008) Mert Erkan et al.   Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology