The PANcreatic Disease ReseArch (PANDoRA) consortium: Ten years’ experience of association studies to understand the genetic architecture of pancreatic cancer

Daniele Campa, Manuel Gentiluomo, Angelika Stein, Mateus N. brega Aoki, Martin Oliverius, Ludmila Vodičková, Krzysztof Jamroziak, George Theodoropoulos, Claudio Pasquali, William Greenhalf, Paolo Giorgio Arcidiacono, Faik Uzunoglu, Raffaele Pezzilli, Claudio Luchini, Marta Puzzono, Martin Loos, Matteo Giaccherini, Verena Katzke, Andrea Mambrini, Edita KiudelieneKauffmann Emanuele Federico, Julia Johansen, Tamás Hussein, Beatrice Mohelnikova-Duchonova, Casper H. J. van Eijck, Hermann Brenner, Riccardo Farinella, Juan Sainz Pérez, Martin Lovecek, Markus W. Büchler, Viktor Hlavac, Jakob R. Izbicki, Thilo Hackert, Roger Chammas, Alessandro Zerbi, Rita Lawlor, Alessio Felici, Mara Götz, Gabriele Capurso, Laura Ginocchi, Maria Gazouli, Juozas Kupcinskas, Giulia Martina Cavestro, Pavel Vodicka, Stefania Moz, John P. Neoptolemos, Lumir Kunovsky, Stig E. Bojesen, Silvia Carrara, Domenica Gioffreda, Egidijus Morkunas, Olga Abian, Stefania Bunduc, Daniela Basso, Ugo Boggi, Barbara Wlodarczyk, Andrea Szentesi, Giuseppe Vanella, Inna Chen, Maarten F. Bijlsma, Vytautas Kiudelis, Stefano Landi, Ben Schöttker, Chiara Corradi, Nathalia Giese, Rudolf Kaaks, Giulia Peduzzi, P. ter Hegyi, Luca Morelli, Niccolò Furbetta, Pavel Soucek, Anna Latiano, Renata Talar-Wojnarowska, Sidsel C. Lindgaard, Frederike Dijk, Anna Caterina Milanetto, Francesca Tavano, Klara Cervena, B. lint Erőss, Sabrina G. Testoni, Judith H. E. Verhagen-Oldenampsen, Ewa Małecka-Wojciesko, Eithne Costello, Roberto Salvia, Evaristo Maiello, Stefano Ermini, Cosimo Sperti, Bernd Holleczek, Francesco Perri, Jurgita Skieceviciene, Livia Archibugi, Maurizio Lucchesi, Cosmeri Rizzato, Federico Canzian

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Abstract

Pancreatic cancer has an incidence that almost matches its mortality. Only a small number of risk factors and 33 susceptibility loci have been identified. so Moreover, the relative rarity of pancreatic cancer poses significant hurdles for research aimed at increasing our knowledge of the genetic mechanisms contributing to the disease. Additionally, the inability to adequately power research questions prevents small monocentric studies from being successful. Several consortia have been established to pursue a better understanding of the genetic architecture of pancreatic cancers. The Pancreatic disease research (PANDoRA) consortium is the largest in Europe. PANDoRA is spread across 12 European countries, Brazil and Japan, bringing together 29 basic and clinical research groups. In the last ten years, PANDoRA has contributed to the discovery of 25 susceptibility loci, a feat that will be instrumental in stratifying the population by risk and optimizing preventive strategies.
Original languageEnglish
Article number104020
JournalCritical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology
Volume186
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2023

Keywords

  • Chronic pancreatitis
  • Consortium
  • Genetic epidemiology
  • Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms
  • Pancreatic cancer
  • Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
  • Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors

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