Targeting KRAS for the potential treatment of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: Recent advancements provide hope (Review)
- Authors:
- Joshua Zhang
- Lily Darman
- Md Sazzad Hassan
- Urs Von Holzen
- Niranjan Awasthi
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Affiliations: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA, Harper Cancer Research Institute, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA - Published online on: October 4, 2023 https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2023.8643
- Article Number: 206
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Copyright: © Zhang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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