Pancreatic Cancer (eBook)

Molecular Pathology and Epidemiology.- Spectrum of Human Pancreatic Neoplasia.- Molecular Genetics of Pancreatic Cancer.- Pancreatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia.- Pathology and Molecular Biology of Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms.- Familial Pancreatic Cancer.- Hereditary Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Cancer.- Pancreatic Cancer Biology.- Pancreatic Progenitor Cells in Injury and Regeneration.- Development of the Endocrine and Exocrine Pancreas.- Models of Pancreatic Cancer: Understanding Disease Progression.- From Inception to Invasion: Modeling Pathways to Pancreatic Cancer.- Molecular Signaling Pathways in Pancreatic Cancer.- Pancreatic Cancer Genomics, Epigenomics, and Proteomics.- Pancreatic Cancer Staging.- Imaging of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma.- The Role of PET Scanning in Pancreatic Cancer.- Endoscopic Ultrasound Staging.- Laparoscopic Staging.- Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer.- Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Past and Present.- Total Pancreatectomy for Treatment of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma.- Distal Pancreatectomy.- Vascular Resection for Pancreatic Cancer.- Complications of Pancreaticoduodenectomy.- Controversies in the Surgical Management of Pancreatic Cancer.- Laparoscopic Pancreatic Resections.- Surgical Management of IPMN.- Palliation of Pancreatic Cancer.- Cancer Pain and Symptom Management: Drug Therapy.- Supportive Care: Cachexia, Anorexia Syndrome.- Endoscopic Palliation.- Multimodality Therapy of Pancreatic Cancer.- State of the Art in Radiation Therapy for Pancreas Cancer.- The Evolution of Chemoradiation Strategies for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer.- Optimum Cytotoxic Therapy for Advanced Pancreatic Cancer.- Adjuvant Chemoradiation for Pancreatic Cancer: Past, Present and Future.- Neoadjuvant Treatment for Resectable and Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer.- Emerging Targeted Therapies.- An Overview of Clinical Trials of Targeted Therapies in Pancreatic Cancer.- Utility of Animal Models in Pancreatic Cancer Research.- K-ras Inhibitors and Pancreatic Cancer.- HER Family of Receptors as Treatment Targets in Pancreatic Cancer.- GSK-3? Inhibition in Pancreatic Cancer.- Inactivation of NF-?B.- Novel Targets for the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer I: Insulin-like Growth Factor Receptor.- Novel Targets for the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer II: The Hedgehog Signaling Pathway.- Development of Vaccine Therapy for Pancreas Cancer.- Novel Approaches in Chemoradiation for Localized Pancreas Cancer.- Incorporation of Genomics and Proteomics in Drug and Biomarker Development.- Pitfalls in Clinical Trials and Future Directions.