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New Prospective Clinical Study of Blood-Based Early Detection Test
Dr. Rosalie Sears is working with Biological Dynamics to test a new early detection blood assay and platform for pancreatic cancer screening.
A Look at MEK and Autophagy Inhibition
Dr. Conan Kinsey looks at the MEK pathway as way to make immunotherapy more effective for pancreatic cancer patients.
Finding More Targets for Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
Dr. Noelle LoConte discusses a clinical trial for cancer patients, including pancreatic cancer patients, that have an NRG1 gene fusion.
Multi-Site Precision Promise Study Opens
Dr. Vincent Picozzi explains how Precision Promise clinical trial will use a personalized approach for pancreatic cancer patients.
Earlier Detection of Pancreatic Cancer: A Marathon, Not A Sprint
Dino Verrelli of Project Purple joins with Dr. Diane Simeone on the PRECEDE Consortium to develop earlier detection and new pancreatic cancer treatments.
Dousing Out-of-Control KRAS Signaling in Pancreatic Cancer
Rene Bernards and his team are targeting the signaling pathway of the KRAS mutation, which occurs in almost all pancreatic cancers.
Immunology Researchers Solve a Mystery of Metastasis
Physician and researcher Douglas Fearon and his lab have a possible explanation for how cancer cells metastasize, and the role surgery may play in this process.
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.
Targeted Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer
Dr. Margaret Tempero outlines the work being done in the area of targeted therapy for pancreatic cancer, specifically the testing of ibrutinib.
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.
Pancreatic Cancer Tissue Helps Unlock the Disease’s Secrets
Dr. Christine Iacobuzio-Donahue at Memorial Sloan Kettering is using techniques from evolutionary biology to learn how pancreatic cancer grows.
Drug Onivyde Gives New Hope to Patients with Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
Onivyde (injectable irinotecan), combined with fluorouracil and leucovorin, has been approved as a second-line treatment for advanced pancreatic cancer.
Patient-Focused Research to Better Understand Pancreatic Cancer
Dr. Diane Simeone stresses the importance of research and clinical trials to get better results for pancreatic cancer patients.
Stand Up, Speak Out
Dr. Elizabeth Jaffee outlines all the ways YOU can stand up for research and speak out to make sure funding for science is not cut further.
Tackling KRAS G12D
Dr. Leon Pappas explains the workings of the new KRAS G12D inhibitor, now in phase I/II clinical trials around the US and Australia.