唐 榕, 施 思, 张 波, et al. Advances in basic research, clinical diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic cancer in 2020[J]. China Oncology, 2021, 31(1): 1-10. DOI: 10.19401/j.cnki.1007-3639.2021.01.001.
Pancreatic cancer is one of the more dismal gastrointestinal tumors due to the obscure symptoms in the early stage of disease
rapid progression and insensitivity to chemotherapy. The 5-year survival rate is only approximately 9% for patients with pancreatic cancer. In the recent years
with the change in dietary structure and life style as well as the improvement of clinical detection rate
the incidence of pancreatic cancer is increasing annually
and it severely undermines the health of people. However
the advance in molecular biology provides more potential targets for the treatment of pancreatic cancer. Besides
well-conducted clinical trials continue to translate more theoretical innovations from bench to bedside. These both can improve the prognosis of pancreatic cancer eventually. The present review summarized the important findings in pancreatic cancer research in 2020.