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PANCREATIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or involving the pancreas

Example:

pancreatic cancer

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

pancreas (a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin)

Derivation:

pancreas (a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin)

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Mutations in this gene are associated with about 3% of pancreatic carcinomas.

(PALB2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Genetic variants and aberrant expression are associated with susceptibility to pancreatic cancer type 1.

(PALLD wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A cystic adenocarcinoma characterized by the presence of relatively uniform neoplastic cells which produce pancreatic enzymes and are arranged in acinar patterns.

(Pancreatic Acinar Cell Cystadenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A humanized monoclonal antibody directed against the pancreatic cancer antigen MUC1 with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Monoclonal Antibody HuPAM4, NCI Thesaurus)

TAG72 is expressed by gastric, breast, pancreatic, colorectal, and ovarian carcinoma cells.

(Monoclonal Antibody CC49, NCI Thesaurus)

The CA6 epitope is found on a variety of solid tumors, including breast, ovarian, cervical, lung and pancreatic tumors.

(Anti-CA6-DM4 Immunoconjugate SAR566658, NCI Thesaurus)

Mesothelin is overexpressed on all mesotheliomas as well as many ovarian and pancreatic cancers while minimally expressed on normal tissue.

(Anti-mesothelin Antibody-Drug Conjugate BAY 94-9343, NCI Thesaurus)

If there is no tumor, the level of pancreatic polypeptide will drop.

(Atropine suppression test, NCI Dictionary)

TAG72 is expressed in gastric, breast, pancreatic, colorectal, and ovarian carcinomas.

(Monoclonal Antibody CC-46, NCI Thesaurus)

A substance that is being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer, including pancreatic, lung, breast, prostate, melanoma, and multiple myeloma.

(Amplimexon, NCI Dictionary)