ONCOGENIC RAS PATHWAY MEDIATED CREB ACTIVATION PROMOTES THE DEVELOPMENT OF PANCREATIC NEOPLASIA IN SMOKERS

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Long-term smoking is strongly associated with the risk of development of pancreatic cancer (PC). Among multiple tobacco specific nitrosamines, 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) is considered to be... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Supriya Srinivasan (University of Miami – Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA)
  2. Tulasigeri Totiger (University of Miami – Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA)
  3. Jason Castellanos (Vanderbilt University Medical Center)
  4. Purushottam Lamichhane (University of Miami – Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA)
  5. Fanuel Messaggio (University of Miami – Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA)
  6. Alexander Gaidarski (University of Miami – Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA)
  7. Chanjuan Shi (Vanderbilt University)
  8. Nipun Merchant (University of Miami – Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA)
  9. Michael VanSaun (University of Miami – Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA)
  10. Nagaraj Nagathihalli (University of Miami – Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA)

Topic Area

Surgical Oncology

Session

QS-SurgOnc » Quick-Shot Presentations: Surgical Oncology (15:00 - Thursday, 21st September, Lee 404)