Juan Carlos López-Gil, Susana García-Silva, Laura Ruiz-Cañas, Diego Navarro, Adrián Palencia-Campos, Antonio Giráldez-Trujillo, Julie Earl, Jorge Dorado, Gonzalo Gómez-López, Ana Monfort-Vengut, Sonia Alcalá, Matthias M Gaida, Sandra García-Mulero, Pablo Cabezas-Sáinz, Sandra Batres-Ramos, Emma Barreto, Patricia Sánchez-Tomero, Mireia Vallespinós, Leah Ambler, Meng-Lay Lin, Alexandra Aicher, Ana García García de Paredes, Carolina de la Pinta, Alfonso Sanjuanbenito, Ignacio Ruz-Caracuel, Mercedes Rodríguez-Garrote, Carmen Guerra, Alfredo Carrato, Guillermo de Cárcer, Laura Sánchez, César Nombela-Arrieta, Elisa Espinet, Víctor Javier Sanchez-Arevalo Lobo, Christopher Heeschen, Bruno Sainz
OBJECTIVE: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has limited therapeutic options, particularly with immune checkpoint inhibitors. Highly chemoresistant 'stem-like' cells, known as cancer stem cells (CSCs), are implicated in PDAC aggressiveness. Thus, comprehending how this subset of cells evades the immune system is crucial for advancing novel therapies. DESIGN: We used the KPC mouse model ( LSL-KrasG12D/+ ; LSL-Trp53R172H/+ ; Pdx-1-Cre ) and primary tumour cell lines to investigate putative CSC populations...
May 16, 2024: Gut