Testing a New Drug on Advanced Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
In a clinical trial, the new drug sapanisertib is being tested for its effectiveness against pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs).
Helping Some Types of Chemotherapy Penetrate Pancreatic Tumors
A clinical trial looks at the effectiveness of PEGPH20 in helping chemotherapy penetrate the stroma of pancreatic tumors, to make them removable.
Immunotherapy for Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (P-NETs) make up less than 5 percent of all pancreatic cancers. Unlike pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (PDAs), P-NETs…
Treating Tumors Before Pancreatic Cancer Surgery
Can neoadjuvant treatment such as chemoradiation make pancreatic cancer removal surgery more effective? That is the question asked by this clinical trial.
Testing an Experimental Combination of Drugs
A clinical trial for some cancers including pancreatic cancer tests the effectiveness of a checkpoint inhibitor and an antisense oligonucleotide inhibitor.
Trying Targeted Treatments Used for Other Cancers
Researchers are trying kinase inhibitors that are effective for breast cancer, colorectal cancer, and melanoma on pancreatic cancer.
Investigating a Drug Used for Other Cancers
Researchers are adding the drug decitabine to gemcitabine, in a clinical trial for patients with advanced cancer that is not responding to treatment.
Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, and Radiation for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
A clinical trial is testing chemotherapy that enhances the action of two immunotherapy drugs and SBRT to stop locally advanced pancreatic cancer.
New Drug for BRCA Carriers with Advanced Cancer
A phase I clinical trial is testing the effectiveness of a platinum-based drug for BRCA carriers with pancreatic, breast, and other cancers.
More Effective Focused Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
A clinical trial tests whether adding Zometa makes chemotherapy and stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) more effective against pancreatic cancer.