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Personalized Immunotherapy Vaccine for Pancreatic Cancer
Researchers are creating a personalized vaccine to stimulate a pancreatic cancer patient’s immune system after surgery and chemotherapy.
Let’s Win Receives Biden Cancer Initiative FIERCE Award
Let’s Win! Pancreatic Cancer Foundation is the inaugural winner of the Biden Cancer Initiative FIERCE Award for “Leadership through Exemplary and Awesome Purpose (LEAP).”
Failure is Not an Option
Christine Shaffer underwent chemotherapy and stereotactic body radiation therapy to shrink her tumor for surgery. She says failure is not an option.
Tough Tortoise of a Drug Beating Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
Rexahn Pharmaceuticals is testing RX-3117, a slow-releasing drug similar to gemcitabine, in a clinical trial for metastatic pancreatic cancer patients.
Support Groups Provide an Emotional Lift
Social worker Angie Heller knows the value of pancreatic cancer support groups. She leads a group at Columbia University Medical Center’s Pancreas Center.
Picking the Right Team
Brigitte Régnier found a treatment team that was using an unusual approach of giving chemoradiation before surgery for pancreatic cancer.
Pancreatic Cancer Organizations Join in Mourning Aretha Franklin
Let’s Win and the Elvin Howard, Sr. Pancreatic Cancer Advocacy Foundation join in mourning Aretha Franklin, and to raise awareness of pancreatic cancer.
Radiotherapy Implant plus Standard Chemotherapy
The OncoSil radiotherapy implant device is being tested on pancreatic cancer in a clinical trial that combines it with standard chemotherapy.
New Research Sheds Light on Hot and Cold Tumors
Dr. Ben Z. Stanger and his team are finding links between the number of T cells a tumor has and the effectiveness of immunotherapy.
Don’t Believe the Odds
Anne Seagren is a long-term survivor of pancreatic cancer. Chemotherapy shrank her tumor and made her eligible for a Whipple procedure.
I Have So Much to Live For
Mary Gillam knew that she had to fight after her pancreatic cancer diagnosis. She traveled to where she would get the best treatment and a clinical trial.
Nurse Navigators Provide a Guide for the Pancreatic Cancer Journey
Are you overwhelmed by your pancreatic cancer diagnosis? Patricia Gambino explains how a nurse navigator can help you through the treatment process.
Man + Machine: Using Deep Learning for Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer
Dr. Elliot Fishman is part of a team that is using artificial intelligence, or deep learning to develop techniques for early detection of pancreatic cancer.
Before And After: My Pancreatic Cancer
Randall Swan did his homework on the best treatments and clinical trial options in order to do battle with pancreatic cancer.
Targeting Tumor Proteins Specific to Pancreatic Cancer Cells
A clinical trial tests the safety and effectiveness of tumor-associated antigen-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes, which target specific tumor proteins.