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Cancer TreatmentWith a 5-year survival rate of less than 5%, Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a lethal condition with poor outcomes and an increasing incidence. Surgical resection is the only treatment that offers a potential cure, but is limited to the early stage cases without distant metastasis. Currently, there is no effective treatment for advanced disease. Chemoradiation and systemic chemotherapy are the mainstay of treatment to slow disease progression at advanced stages. But these therapies cause various side effects, which is one major barrier to the efficacy of anti-tumor therapeutics. There are no known medications that can selectively protect normal tissues from these side effects. There is an urgent need for novel treatment selectively targeting only tumor cells to improve patient outcomes. We innovatively utilize information from tumorous exosomes to inspire new cancer treatment with less/no side effect!
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