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Publication Name World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID 119315
Country China
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ISSN 1007-9327 (print) and 2219-2840 (online)
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Category Oncology
Manuscript Type Opinion Review
Article Title RHEB-CSF1R signaling, autophagy, and metastatic plasticity in pancreatic cancer: Current advances, controversies, and translational opportunities
Manuscript Source Invited Manuscript
All Author List Jun-Xia Hu, Ye Zhang, Yue-Mei Chen and Lei Cao
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Lei Cao http://orcid.org/0009-0005-3566-1348
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Corresponding Author Lei Cao, Chief Physician, PhD, Professor, Department of Oncology, Jiangsu Province (Suqian) Hospital, No. 120 Suzhi Road, Sucheng District, Suqian 223800, Jiangsu Province, China. brawnym80@163.com
Key Words Pancreatic cancer; Ras homolog enriched in brain; Colony stimulating factor 1 receptor; Autophagy; Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B/mammalian pathway; Epithelial-mesenchymal transition; Metastasis; Tumor microenvironment
Core Tip A recent study comprehensively summarized that a tumor-cell ras homolog enriched in brain-colony stimulating factor 1 receptor complex promotes pancreatic cancer metastasis by increasing phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B/mammalian target of rapamycin phosphorylation, suppressing autophagy, and inducing epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Building on this work, the present article discusses how ras homolog enriched in brain-centered signaling may connect tumor-cell metabolic adaptation, macrophage-associated biology, autophagy regulation, and metastatic plasticity in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. We emphasize current advances, major controversies, and translational opportunities, with particular focus on tumor-cell colony stimulating factor 1 receptor, autophagic flux, and biomarker-guided therapeutic development.
Publish Date 2026-09-28 08:29
Citation

Hu JX, Zhang Y, Chen YM, Cao L. RHEB-CSF1R signaling, autophagy, and metastatic plasticity in pancreatic cancer: Current advances, controversies, and translational opportunities. World J Gastroenterol 2026; 32(43): 119315

URL https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v32/i43/119315.htm
DOI https://doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v32.i43.119315
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