Early Detection

131 articles

Research
January 2, 2024 • 5 Min

Progress and Promise—Research in 2023

What advances were made in 2023 for pancreatic cancer treatments? Where is research headed in the coming year?

Research
September 3, 2020 • 6 Min

The Future of Pancreatic Cancer Treatment

Dr. Anil Rustgi discusses the latest developments in pancreatic cancer treatment and the direction of current research in early detection.

Research
February 9, 2023 • 5 Min

PRECEDE Trial Sets Survival Rate Goal

Dr. Raymond Wadlow explains how earlier detection of high-risk people is key the PRECEDE trial’s goal to increase pancreatic cancer survival rates.

Research
August 22, 2023 • 5 Min

New AI Tool Brings Hope in Quest for Earlier Detection

Can AI help catch pancreatic cancer at an earlier stage? Dr. Michael Rosenthal and others are working on an AI tool to do just that.

Research
October 29, 2025 • 6 Min

The Latest Research from the 2025 AACR Special Conference

Highlights from the 2025 AACR Special Conference on pancreatic cancer research include updates on drugs that work on KRAS, AI and early detection, and biomarkers.

Research
January 9, 2019 • 6 Min

Pancreatic Cancer: 2018 Highlights And Looking Forward to 2019

Dr. Allyson Ocean leads an overview of the new treatments and protocol from 2018 as well as what are the next steps in treatment for 2019.

Research
August 22, 2017 • 4 Min

A Newly Identified Biomarker Panel Shows Promise in Earlier Pancreatic Cancer Detection

The first pancreatic cancer blood test may soon be a reality, as a biomarker panel from the lab of Dr. Ken Zaret shows promise in early testing.

Research
October 25, 2024 • 10 Min

Research: The Next Generation

AACR young researchers come from all over the world, and add their perspectives to pancreatic cancer studies.

Research
November 7, 2022 • 6 Min

Putting Familial Risk In Perspective

Dr. Alison Klein works to understand the relationship between familial risk and the chances of developing pancreatic cancer.

Research
November 17, 2021 • 5 Min

PanCAN 2021 Annual Scientific Summit

Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) held its annual scientific summit for an overview of the latest research projects they are funding.

Research
April 19, 2019 • 6 Min

New Clues in Pancreatic Cancer Weight Loss

Dr. Matthew Vander Heiden is researching how pancreatic tumors trigger weight loss in pancreatic cancer patients, and the relationship with survival.

Research
October 19, 2018 • 4 Min

Which Is the Best Screening Method for Pancreatic Cancer?

Dr. Aimee Lucas outlines the pros and cons of various screening methods that can be used for pancreatic cancer, and who should be using them.

Research
November 20, 2025 • 12 Min

The Future’s So Bright

Meet this year’s group of bright young scientists, who are setting the pace for pancreatic cancer research.

Research
September 18, 2017 • 4 Min

A Registry for Those at Risk for Pancreatic Cancer

Dr. Robert Kurtz founded the Pancreatic Tumor Registry at Memorial Sloan Kettering to learn more about the genetic mutations that cause pancreatic cancer.

Research
May 9, 2025 • 6 Min

Highlights from the 2025 AACR Annual Meeting

Drugs to target KRAS, better imaging for earlier detection, and cachexia prediction are among the research highlights from AACR 2025.