PDAC	pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
PBL	peripheral blood lymphocytes
RAS	retrovirus-associated DNA sequences
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway
PI3K	phosphoinositide-3-kinase
AKT	protein kinase B
RAF	v-raf 1 murine leukemia viral oncogene homolog 1
BRAF	v-Raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B
VEGFR-2	vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2
PDGFR-b	platelet-derived growth factor receptor-b
FLT3	Fms-related tyrosine kinase 3
c-KIT	cell growth factor receptor Kit
c-MYC	transcription factor Myc
MTS	3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium
PI	propidium iodide
RT	room temperature
PBS	phosphate-buffered saline
FBS	fetal bovine serum