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Pancreatic cancer is currently the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, following lung cancer and breast cancer and seventh leading cause of cancer related deaths worldwide with 432,242 related deaths being reported in 2018. Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC), classified as an exocrine pancreatic cancer, is considered to be the most common type of pancreatic cancer, accounting for 80% of all pancreatic cancer diagnoses.
The treatment paradigm for pancreatic cancer is predominantly composed of chemotherapies, most notably FOLFIRINOX and gemcitabine-based therapies, which are considered to be gold standard for pancreatic cancer. In patients exhibiting genetic mutations, targeted therapies such as Vitrakvi (larotrectinib), Rozlytrek (entrectinib), Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor Lynparza (olaparib), and Keytruda (pembrolizumab) are currently included in treatment guid