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World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther. Apr 10, 2020; 11(1): 1-7
Published online Apr 10, 2020. doi: 10.4292/wjgpt.v11.i1.1
Published online Apr 10, 2020. doi: 10.4292/wjgpt.v11.i1.1
Nanomaterials: Applications in the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic cancer
Jie Wang, Zhi-Wei He, Jian-Xin Jiang, Department of Hepatic-Biliary Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, Hubei Province, China
Author contributions: Jiang JX design of the study; Wang J conducted this review, and manuscript production; Wang J and He ZW provided expert opinion and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by Joint Funds of the National Natural Science Foundation of China , No. 81871965 .
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Corresponding author: Jian-Xin Jiang, PhD, Professor, Department of Hepatic-Biliary Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, 99 Ziyang Road, Wuhan 430060, Hubei Province, China. jjx731003@163.com
Received: December 31, 2019
Peer-review started: December 31, 2019
First decision: February 19, 2020
Revised: March 15, 2020
Accepted: March 28, 2020
Article in press: March 30, 2020
Published online: April 10, 2020
Processing time: 100 Days and 4.2 Hours
Peer-review started: December 31, 2019
First decision: February 19, 2020
Revised: March 15, 2020
Accepted: March 28, 2020
Article in press: March 30, 2020
Published online: April 10, 2020
Processing time: 100 Days and 4.2 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Pancreatic cancer remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related death in humans owing to missed early and effective diagnosis. Nanomaterials can interact with biological systems to efficiently and accurately detect and monitor biological events during diagnosis and treatment in pancreatic cancer.