Pancreatic Cancer Research

ResearcherTUM KlinikumActive in the last 2 years

Okan Safak

Matched on ORCID iD 0000-0002-9939-5924; OpenAlex author ID A5011239740. Sources: OpenAlex.

Their work

Papers
10 (first author 0, last author 1)
Trials
0
Grants
0
Labs led
0
Collaborators
47
Papers, trials and grants by year

2020: 1 paper · 2021: 1 paper · 2022: 1 paper · 2023: 1 paper · 2024: 4 papers · 2025: 2 papers

Papers 10

  1. Sensory neurons drive pancreatic cancer progression through glutamatergic neuron-cancer pseudo-synapses. Co-author DOI 10.1016/j.ccell.2025.09.003↗
  2. Pancreatic cancer cells infiltrate nerves through TGFbeta1-driven perineural epithelial-to-mesenchymal-like transdifferentiation. Last author DOI 10.1016/j.neo.2025.101126↗
  3. Dynamics and cytokinic regulation of immune cell infiltration in genetically engineered mouse models of pancreatic cancer dictate the sensitivity to immunother… Co-author DOI 10.1002/cac2.12496↗
  4. A retrospective, multicentric, nationwide analysis of the impact of splenectomy on survival of pancreatic cancer patients. Co-author DOI 10.1007/s00423-024-03570-y↗
  5. Correlation of intratumoral mast cell quantity with psychosocial distress in patients with pancreatic cancer: the PancStress study. Co-author DOI 10.1038/s41598-024-77010-8↗
  6. Lymph node examination and survival in resected pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: retrospective study. Co-author DOI 10.1093/bjsopen/zrad125↗
  7. Arterial Resection for Pancreatic Cancer: Feasibility and Current Standing in a High-Volume Center. Co-author DOI 10.1097/as9.0000000000000302↗
  8. The Effect of Celiac Neurolysis and Splanchnicectomy on Survival in Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Co-author DOI 10.1159/000520456↗
  9. Patterns and Relevance of Langerhans Islet Invasion in Pancreatic Cancer. Co-author DOI 10.3390/cancers13020249↗
  10. Neoadjuvant Therapy Remodels the Pancreatic Cancer Microenvironment via Depletion of Protumorigenic Immune Cells. Co-author DOI 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-19-1864↗

Closest collaborators

The 25 strongest of 47 by collab_strength@1: shared papers, trials and grants, recent and small-team work weighing most.

  1. İhsan Ekin Demir · 10 shared papers, 2020–2025 · strength 1.59
  2. Guralp Onur Ceyhan · 10 shared papers, 2020–2025 · strength 1.59
  3. Helmut Friess · 6 shared papers, 2022–2025 · strength 1.03
  4. Rüdiger Göß · 6 shared papers, 2021–2025 · strength 0.99
  5. Carmen Mota Reyes · 6 shared papers, 2020–2025 · strength 0.96
  6. Ilaria Pergolini · 5 shared papers, 2022–2024 · strength 0.81
  7. Stephan Schorn · 4 shared papers, 2022–2024 · strength 0.65
  8. Helmut Frieß · 4 shared papers, 2020–2025 · strength 0.56
  9. Alexander Novotny · 3 shared papers, 2023–2024 · strength 0.49
  10. Linhan Ye · 3 shared papers, 2022–2025 · strength 0.49
  11. Alexander Muckenhuber · 3 shared papers, 2020–2025 · strength 0.46
  12. Lei Ren · 3 shared papers, 2021–2025 · strength 0.45
  13. Dieter Saur · 2 shared papers, 2025 · strength 0.38
  14. Kıvanç Görgülü · 2 shared papers, 2024–2025 · strength 0.33
  15. Hana Algül · 2 shared papers, 2024–2025 · strength 0.33
  16. Marc Eric Martignoni · 2 shared papers, 2023–2024 · strength 0.30
  17. Maximilian Kießler · 2 shared papers, 2023–2024 · strength 0.30
  18. Theresa Krauss · 1 shared paper, 2025 · strength 0.22
  19. Mustapha Adham · 1 shared paper, 2024 · strength 0.18
  20. Florian Scheufele · 1 shared paper, 2024 · strength 0.18
  21. Julie Périnel · 1 shared paper, 2024 · strength 0.18
  22. Qiaolin Li · 1 shared paper, 2024 · strength 0.17
  23. Alicia Sitte · 1 shared paper, 2024 · strength 0.16
  24. Paulo Leonardo Pfitzinger · 1 shared paper, 2024 · strength 0.16
  25. Mert Erkan · 1 shared paper, 2024 · strength 0.16

How to reach this person

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