Research Provides Guidance for Treating Pancreatic Cancer Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic
Today, new research published in Annals of Surgery from the University of Colorado Department of Surgery at the Anschutz Medical Campus provides…
Chemotherapy Prior to Surgery May Help Outcomes for Patients with Pancreatic Cancer
The results of this National Cancer Institute's SWOG Cancer Research Network trial will be presented as part of the ASCO20…
Platinum-based Chemo May Improve Survival for Some Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer Patients
Biomarkers are biological features, such as DNA mutations, that can be used to predict prognosis or response to treatment. DNA…
Why Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma is so Lethal
Vakoc says, "We think part of the reason why these tumors are so aggressive is that they exploit normal cells.…
Dr. Hidalgo Medina on Promising Research in Pancreatic Cancer
Patient-derived organoids (PDOs) show promise for personalized therapy in patients with pancreatic cancer, said Dr. Hidalgo. Preliminary results from the…
Roswell Park team proposes possible new strategy for treating pancreatic cancer
The findings from a team led by Agnieszka Witkiewicz, MD, and Erik Knudsen, PhD, at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center…
Biomarkers Identified Which Could Help Detect Lymph Node Metastasis in Pancreatic Cancer Patients
Unlike breast, skin or prostate cancer, there is no standard-of-care screening test for pancreatic cancer. And because the pancreas is…
Blood Test Improves Early Detection of Multiple Cancers
Importantly, blood testing did not make participants (all women) less apt to engage in standard-of-care screening, said Dr. Nickolas Papadopoulos,…
Higher Risk OF Pancreatic Cancer with Diabetes Subtype
Diabetes and pancreatic cancer are connected because the pancreas secretes insulin; in diabetic people, this does not occur in a…
Locally Invasive Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Presenting in the Splenic Flexure: A Rare Case Report
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is a malignant cancer seen predominantly in males presenting with high-risk factors including chronic pancreatitis, familial history of…
