We explored the expression of several antioxidants (NRF2, GPX2, SOD1,2) and NRF2 target genes (NQO1, HMOX1, TXN) in 179 tumors and 171 normal tissues from the TCGA/GTEx pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PAAD) dataset. This evidence concerns the gene HMOX1 and pancreatic adenocarcinoma.