Treatment Stories

694 articles

Patient Voices
October 5, 2020 • 5 Min

Sometimes Life Hits You in the Head

Pancreatic cancer survivor William Ramshaw shares his advice about managing life after diagnosis and during treatment for other patients.

Advocacy
April 13, 2021 • 5 Min

Advocacy Organizations Make a Difference

Learn more about advocacy organizations the Griffith Family Foundation, Rolfe Foundation, and Scott Eli Jackson Foundation., and how each helps pancreatic cancer patients and families.

Research
April 5, 2016 • 2 Min

Combining Gene Therapy with Current First-line Treatments for Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

Gene therapy combined with standard first-line chemotherapy treatment forms a clinical trial for metastatic pancreatic cancer.

Research
November 20, 2017 • 4 Min

Overcoming Challenges to Vaccine Immunotherapy

Dr. Elizabeth Jaffee explains the challenges facing the scientists developing vaccine-based immunotherapy for pancreatic cancer.

Research
April 27, 2022 • 7 Min

2022 AACR Annual Meeting Update

The 2022 AACR Annual Meeting featured the latest in pancreatic cancer breakthroughs, research in artificial intelligence, screening, detection, and vaccines.

News
May 11, 2021 • 1 Min

Let’s Win Turns 5!

Let’s Win has reached its 5th anniversary! We have grown, with more than 500 original stories about treatments and trials to help patients.

News
May 13, 2021 • 2 Min

LET’S WIN! PANCREATIC CANCER Turns 5!

Let’s Win has reached its 5th anniversary. Read about our development and what we have accomplished in 5 short years.

Research
February 14, 2023 • 2 Min

Brain Cancer Vaccine for Metastatic PNET

Researchers are testing a vaccine for PNET that targets a protein that is very abundant in many neuroendocrine tumors.

Research
July 14, 2023 • 4 Min

New Study Tackles the Link Between Sleep Disruption and Cachexia

Cachexia occurs frequently among pancreatic cancer patients. Dr. Evan Noch is looking at how sleep disruption and cachexia interact.

Research
August 14, 2023 • 2 Min

Targeting Pancreatic Cancer Cell Growth

Researchers are testing a new drug targeting cell growth in solid tumors, including pancreatic cancer.

Research
July 16, 2024 • 4 Min

Positive Results For Borderline Resectable Disease Pilot Study

Dr. Zev Wainberg provides details on a trial of chemotherapy and immunotherapy for patients with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer.

Clinical Trials
November 7, 2024 • 6 Min

Cachexia Research Showing Promise

Dr. Teresa Zimmers reports on the latest developments in countering cachexia in pancreatic cancer patients.

Research
June 17, 2016 • 2 Min

Exploring the Better Treatment for Stable Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

For patients with stable metastatic pancreatic cancer, a clinical trial compares standard chemotherapy with immunotherapy.

Research
July 13, 2016 • 2 Min

Testing the Effect of a Malaria Drug on Standard Treatment

A clinical trial tests whether a malaria drug can make standard chemotherapy for advanced pancreatic cancer more effective.

Research
July 24, 2017 • 2 Min

Trying a New Type of Treatment to Stop Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

Researchers test the chemotherapy combination of AM0010 and FOLFOX as a second-line therapy for people with metastatic pancreatic cancer.