PIVKA-II: A biomarker for diagnosing and monitoring patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

<h4>Background</h4>Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an incurable cancer without adequate tumor markers. Our previous study has showed a better diagnostic performance of Protein Induced by Vitamin K Absence II (PIVKA-II) compared to currently used PDAC biomarkers. To corroborate our pr...

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Main Authors: Sara Tartaglione, Patrizia Mancini, Valentina Viggiani, Piero Chirletti, Antonio Angeloni, Emanuela Anastasi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251656