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Synergy with Metronomic Chemotherapy
Oncologists are trying metronomic chemotherapy, lower doses of toxic drugs given on a steady basis, to fight pancreatic cancer.
Treating BRCA-Negative Pancreatic Cancer Patients with a Family Cancer History Similar to BRCA Carriers
A clinical trial looks at the effectiveness of a PARP inhibitor in BRCA-negative pancreatic cancer patients with a family history BRCA-type cancers.
A Clinical Trial Matches My Genetics
Steven Merlin learned that he carried the BRCA2 mutation after he developed pancreatic cancer. He researched and found a clinical trial for BRCA carriers.
How to Eat After a Whipple Procedure
Cancer survivor Ann Ogden helps patients learn to cook food that would help them through treatment and recovery after a Whipple procedure.
A New Treatment Leads to a Whipple Procedure
After his pancreatic cancer diagnosis, Guy Davidson looked for the most advanced treatment that would allow him to qualify for a Whipple procedure.
Testing a Signal-Inhibiting Drug on Tumors with Specific Mutations
A new drug for certain tumor mutations is being tested in a type of clinical trial called a basket trial, which matches tumor genetics and drugs.
Testing Vitamin C as a Cancer Killer
Lewis Cantley’s team is starting clinical trials of vitamin C to gain more information about its role in stopping cancer.
A New Clinical Trial Leads to No Evidence of Disease
After pancreatic cancer diagnosis, Shannon Magee became patient 1 in a new clinical trial that combined chemotherapy and a Whipple procedure.
Comparing Chemotherapy and Radiation Regimens to Prevent Recurrence of Pancreatic Cancer
A clinical trial compares standard chemotherapy with gemcitabine to the combination of chemotherapy with capecitabine and radiation.
Clinical Trial of Immunotherapy Plus Sunshine Vitamin May Help in Pancreatic Cancer Fight
Can vitamin D make it easier for chemotherapy drugs to reach the pancreatic cancer tumor? A clinical trial is testing this idea.
Tailoring My Treatment to My Tumor Genetics
After diagnosis with pancreatic cancer, Sharon Simone had her tumor analyzed. The report on her tumor genetics determined her treatment.
Two Types of Immunotherapy for Surgically Removable Pancreatic Cancer
A clinical trial compares the effectiveness of two different types of immunotherapy with standard treatment after pancreatic cancer surgery.
I Am Alive and Grateful
Ken Parme had chemotherapy and CyberKnife radiation treatment for pancreatic cancer. The treatments have stabilized his tumor.
Maintenance Chemotherapy for Stable Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
A clinical trial tests the diabetes drug metformin and transplant rejection preventative rapamycin to act as maintenance chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer.
An Exemplary Life: The PR Lessons Anne Glauber Left Us
A tribute to the life, works, and pancreatic cancer treatment education mission of Anne Glauber, founder of Let’s Win, by Seth Arenstein.