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SUBMITTER: Lipkin S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4492452 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lipkin Steven S Lee John J Imagawa David D Hewitt Stephen M SM Tucker Chris C Zell Jason A JA Wong Vanessa V Garcia Angela A Gonzalez Rachel R Della Zanna Gary G Richmond Ellen E Rodriguez L M LM Bigg M M Schnoll-Sussmans F F Meyskens Frank F
Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.) 20110401 4
Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMN) are a distinct type of precursor lesions that cause about 5% of pancreatic adenocarcinoma (1, 2). Four-year survival rates of 40% to 75% are reported (3-7). There is currently no chemotherapy specifically approved for treating IPMNs. The number of IPMN cases has significantly increased over the last decade (8). ...[more]