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Region Incidence Overall Incidence Males Incidence Females Deaths Overall Deaths Males Deaths Females
USA 43140 21370 21770 36800 18770 18030
 
Source: American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts & Figures 2010. Atlanta: American Cancer Society; 2010

Affected Protein Pathway Sub-Type Ethnicity Stage Frequency (%) Gene Amplification Activating Mutation Inactivating Mutation Deletion Promoter Hypermethylation Comment  
ACVR1B 5-10%
AKT2 PI3-Kinase Signaling
pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma 10 - 20
BRCA2 DNA-Repair
10% germline mutation
C-Myc Cell Cycle Regulation
20-30%
CDH10 Cell-cell adhesion
pancreatic carcinoma USA 12%
cholecystokinin B receptor (CCKBR) 95% protein expression, no expression in normal pancreas
COX-2 44 - 90% mRNA and protein overexpression
EGFR (ErbB-1 receptor) Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Signaling
EGFR (ErbB-1 receptor) Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Signaling
unresectable metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma Korea 41%
ErbB-2 (Her2/neu) Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Signaling
25%
ErbB-2 (Her2/neu) Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Signaling
pancreatic adenocarcinoma 10 - 45% Overexpression as a result of increased transcription
ErbB-3 60-70% mRNA overexpression
GADD45a p53 Tumor Suppressor Pathway
invasive ductal carcinomas (IDCs) Japan 14%
IGF-1 receptor Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Signaling
65% overexpression
KRAS Ras Signal Transduction Pathway
primary pancreatic adenocarcinoma USA early 75 - 100%
LKB1/STK11 5-10%
LSM1 (CaSm) RNA degradation
pancreatic adenocarcinoma 87% overexpression
LSM1 (CaSm) RNA degradation
pancreatic endocrine tumor (PET) 47% mRNA overexpression
MLL3 (myeloid/lymphoid or mixed-lineage leukemia Transcriptional regulation
advanced pancreatic carcinoma USA 25%
MYB
Notch 3 Notch signaling pathway
adenocarcinoma 70% overexpression
p16INK4a (CDKN2A) Cell Cycle Regulation
90% loss of function
p16INK4a (CDKN2A) Cell Cycle Regulation
40%
p16INK4a (CDKN2A) Cell Cycle Regulation
10-15%
p53 p53 Tumor Suppressor Pathway
8%
p53 p53 Tumor Suppressor Pathway
primary pancreatic adenocarcinoma USA early 50-75%
PCDH15 (protocadherin 15 ) Cell-cell adhesion
16%
PI3-kinase p110 alpha subunit PI3-Kinase Signaling
intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm/carcinoma 10%
SCAP2 63%
SMAD4 (DPC4) TGF-beta Signaling
late 50 - 55%
SMAD4 (DPC4) TGF-beta Signaling
late 25-30%
SMAD4 (DPC4) TGF-beta Signaling
30%
TGFBR1 TGF-beta Signaling
5-10%
TGFBR2 TGF-beta Signaling
5-12%

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