Pharmacological inhibition of integrin α2β1 (BTT-3033), FAK (PF573228) and JNK (SP600125) effectively abrogated PDA-induced malignant phenotypes and restored chemosensitivity to cabazitaxel, cisplatin, docetaxel, curcumin, and enzalutamide. Here, PTK2 is linked to Patent ductus arteriosus.