Research Spotlight – Pancreatic Cancer: A Look Back at 2024
Dec 17, 2024 · While pancreatic cancer remains one of the toughest cancers to treat and is predicted to become the second-leading cause of cancer-related death in the U.S. before 2030, research and treatment advances in 2024 give us hope.
New pancreatic cancer treatment proves effective in shrinking, …
Aug 28, 2024 · Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and UMass Chan Medical School have demonstrated in mice a new method to combat pancreatic cancer. The study, published in Science ...
FDA Approves New First-line Treatment Option for Metastatic Pancreatic …
Feb 13, 2024 · For the first time in more than a decade, the FDA has approved a new first-line treatment for patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer. After a clinical trial showed a positive survival benefit, the combination chemotherapy called NALIRIFOX is now approved for patients who have not received any previous treatment.
Still Deadly, But People Are Living Longer With Pancreatic Cancer …
Jan 19, 2024 · In the past 20 years, the five-year survival rate among people with pancreatic cancer has doubled and is now 13%. The devastating illness is typically diagnosed in late stages once cancer has...
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Pancreatic Cancer News
6 days ago · Read the latest news and personal stories about pancreatic cancer, research and more. ... While pancreatic cancer remains one of the toughest cancers to treat and is predicted to become the second-leading cause of […] On World Pancreatic Cancer Day, hundreds of patients, caregivers and loved ones tuned in for our special virtual event, “How […]
Can a New Drug Candidate Cure Pancreatic Cancer?
Mar 5, 2024 · The new drug candidate permanently modifies a wily cancer-causing mutation, called K-Ras G12D, that is responsible for nearly half of all pancreatic cancer cases and appears in some forms of lung, breast and colon cancer.
Pancreatic cancer - Latest research and news - Nature
Dec 10, 2024 · Current research is focused on elucidating the role of the tumour microenvironment and the microbiome in the development and progression of the disease, as well as on the promising potential of...
An mRNA vaccine to treat pancreatic cancer
May 23, 2023 · A personalized mRNA vaccine against pancreatic cancer created a strong anti-tumor immune response in half the participants in a small study. The vaccine will soon be tested in a larger clinical trial. The approach may also have potential for …
Investigational mRNA Vaccine Induced Persistent Immune …
Apr 7, 2024 · An experimental approach to treating pancreatic cancer with the messenger RNA (mRNA)-based therapeutic cancer vaccine candidate autogene cevumeran continues to show potential to stimulate an immune response that may reduce the …