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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Feb 15, 2016; 8(2): 165-172
Published online Feb 15, 2016. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v8.i2.165
Published online Feb 15, 2016. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v8.i2.165
Advancement in treatment and diagnosis of pancreatic cancer with radiopharmaceuticals
Yu-Ping Xu, Min Yang, Key Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine, Ministry of Health, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Nuclear Medicine, Jiangsu Institute of Nuclear Medicine, Wuxi 214063, Jiangsu Province, China
Author contributions: Xu YP collected the material, prepared the manuscript and approved the final version; Yang M prepared the manuscript and approved the final version.
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation, Nos. 81171399, 51473071, 81101077, 21401084, 81401450 and 81472749; Jiangsu Province Foundation, Nos. BE2014609, BE2012622, BL2012031 and BM2012066; and Wuxi Foundation, No. CSZ0N1320.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors do not have any possible conflicts of interest.
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Correspondence to: Min Yang, Professor, Key Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine, Ministry of Health, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Nuclear Medicine, Jiangsu Institute of Nuclear Medicine, 20 Qianrong Road, Wuxi 214063, Jiangsu Province, China. yangmin@jsinm.org
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Received: April 28, 2015
Peer-review started: May 5, 2015
First decision: July 21, 2015
Revised: November 26, 2015
Accepted: December 17, 2015
Article in press: December 18, 2015
Published online: February 15, 2016
Processing time: 280 Days and 2.6 Hours
Peer-review started: May 5, 2015
First decision: July 21, 2015
Revised: November 26, 2015
Accepted: December 17, 2015
Article in press: December 18, 2015
Published online: February 15, 2016
Processing time: 280 Days and 2.6 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: This review describes the development of radiopharmaceuticals in diagnosis and therapy of pancreatic cancer. We herein discuss the role of the radiolabeled compounds in the preoperative diagnosis, staging, post-therapeutic monitoring, prognosis and the treatment of the disease.