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SUBMITTER: Babiker HM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6681663 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Babiker Hani M HM Karass Michael M Recio-Boiles Alejandro A Chandana Sreenivasa R SR McBride Ali A Mahadevan Daruka D
Expert opinion on investigational drugs 20190621 7
<b>Introduction</b>: PDAC is a lethal malignancy with a clear unmet need; almost all patients fail 1<sup>st</sup>, 2<sup>nd</sup>, and 3<sup>rd</sup> line multi-agent cytotoxic chemotherapy. The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) has been identified as a key signaling node enhancing tumor survival and drug resistance in PDAC; hence, it is considered a promising therapeutic target. <b>Areas covered</b>: We comprehensively reviewed the evidence from preclinical and phase I and II clinical trials ...[more]