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Research
April 19, 2024 • 2 Min

Using Ultrasound to Enhance the Effectiveness of Chemotherapy

A clinical trial combines ultrasound with a microbubble contrast agent to make chemotherapy more effective.

Medical researchers in a lab
Research
December 18, 2023 • 2 Min

Targeted Protein Degradation to Treat Advanced Solid Tumors

A clinical trial tests the effectiveness of a molecule that causes protein degradation in tumor cells, including pancreatic cancer cells.

Radiation Whole Abdomen
Research
September 21, 2023 • 2 Min

Testing the Addition of a New Drug to Radiation Therapy for Localized Pancreatic Cancer

In combination with radiation treatment, researchers are testing a new drug that causes DNA damage to make that treatment more effective.

Hepatocyte spheroid, imaged with Lightsheet Z.1 in bright colors against a dark background
Research
January 19, 2022 • 2 Min

Modifying the Tumor Microenvironment to Make Treatment More Effective

Researchers are testing a new drug that better-allows chemotherapy to penetrate the tumor microenvironment of pancreatic cancer.

Research
June 21, 2021 • 3 Min

CRISPR-Engineered Immunotherapy for Metastatic GI Tract Cancers

CRISPR technology is used as part of an immunotherapy clinical trial for metastatic pancreatic cancer and other GI cancers.

Image of a cancer drug target visualized at the atomic level
Research
July 7, 2020 • 2 Min

Slowing the Spread of Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

Researchers are testing a kinase inhibitor that is used to treat lung diseases, including a type of lung cancer, against pancreatic cancer.

A human epithelial cell (DNA in blue) with increased numbers of centrosomes (green) amid a sea of normal cells.
Research
January 14, 2019 • 2 Min

Combining Immunotherapy and Targeted Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer

Researchers are combining immunotherapy and targeted therapy in a clinical trial for pancreatic cancer patients on platinum-based chemotherapy.

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Survivor Stories
June 10, 2016 • 2 Min

The Importance of Clinical Trials

Judith Goldring outlines her treatments for pancreatic cancer using a series of clinical trials, as her cancer progresses.