SMAD4 Gene Mutation Renders Pancreatic Cancer Resistance to Radiotherapy through Promotion of Autophagy

Abstract

Purpose: Understanding the mechanism of radioresistance could help develop strategies to improve therapeutic response of patients with PDAC. The SMAD4 gene is frequently mutated in pancreatic cancer. In this study, we investigated the role of SMAD4 deficiency in pancreatic cancer cells' response to radiotherapy.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2018
Source ID
10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-17-3435

Entities

People

  • Chunying Yang
  • Dickson Kirui
  • Eugene J Koay
  • Feng Wang
  • Haifa Shen
  • Han-cheon Kim
  • Jason B. Fleming
  • Jianliang Shen
  • Junhua Mai
  • Mauro Ferrari
  • Sankar Mitra
  • Xiaojun Xia
  • Ya'an Kang

Organizations

  • Houston Methodist Hospital
  • Sun Yat-sen University
  • Tongji University
  • United States Department of Defense
  • University of Texas at Austin
  • Weill Cornell Medicine

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Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Physics

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