Abstract:Background: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) recently became the third-deadliest cancer due to its resistance to effective therapies. The tumor microenvironment (TME) in PDAC is thought to contribute to this resistance, with up to 80% of the tumor bulk consisting of stroma including cancer associated fibroblasts (CAFs) and tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs). Gemcitabine (gem) and nab-paclitaxel (nab-p) is standard of care for PDAC with modest efficacy. Immunotherapies, effective in other cancers, are o… Show more
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