A pilot study of estrogen receptor (ER) expression in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC)

• Main Authors: Chan, Kai Siang, Ho, Bernard Chi Shern, Shelat, Vishal G.
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Estrogen Receptor; Hormonal Therapy
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/160819
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the most common pancreatic neoplasm with 5-year survival as low as 6%. It is therefore imperative to explore potential treatment avenues to improve survival in these groups of patients. Anti-estrogenic hormone therapy (AEHT) is well-tolerated an...