Oncology & Cancer
Lab results show promise for future pancreatic cancer treatment
University of Illinois Chicago researchers have developed a compound that may one day offer hope for pancreatic cancer treatment.
Feb 8, 2022
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News tagged with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cancer
Oncology & Cancer
Therapy sneaks into hard layer of pancreatic cancer tumor and destroys it from within
Every 12 minutes, someone in the United States dies of pancreatic cancer, which is often diagnosed late, spreads rapidly and has a five-year survival rate at approximately 10 percent. Treatment may involve radiation, surgery ...
Mar 9, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Study shows low-dose chemotherapy regimens could prevent tumor recurrence in some cancers
Conventional, high-dose chemotherapy treatments can cause the fibroblast cells surrounding tumors to secrete proteins that promote the tumors' recurrence in more aggressive forms, researchers at Taipei Medical University ...
Nov 23, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Immune system infighting explains pancreatic cancer's aggression
Internal conflict between cell types explains why the immune system struggles to recognize and attack pancreatic cancer. Curbing this infighting has the potential to make treatment more effective, according to a study led ...
Aug 25, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
EGFR essential for the development of pancreatic cancer
The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene is essential for KRAS-driven pancreatic cancer development, according to study results presented at the Second AACR International Conference on Frontiers in Basic Cancer Research, ...
Sep 15, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Early biomarker for pancreatic cancer identified
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center have identified a new biomarker and therapeutic target for pancreatic cancer, an often-fatal disease for which there is currently ...
May 15, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Pancreatic cancer subtypes discovered in largest gene expression analysis to date
Dense surrounding tissue can block drugs from reaching pancreatic cancer tumors, but it can also help prevent the cancer from spreading. Now a new study by UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers and collaborators ...
Sep 9, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Variation in cancer-causing KRAS mutations greater than thought
The effects of KRAS mutations underlying many different types of cancer are more diverse than previously thought, according to a new study led by the University of Eastern Finland. Different mutations in the same amino acid ...
Sep 11, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Targeting pancreatic cancer through signalling
Researchers have identified a new way to tailor treatments for patients with pancreatic cancer, one of the most deadly forms of cancer. Currently only five per cent of people with pancreatic cancer survive longer than five ...
Jun 14, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Organoid profiling identifies treatments for pancreatic cancer
Patient-derived organoids, hollow spheres of cells cultured from tumors, can quickly and accurately predict how patients with pancreatic cancer respond to a variety of treatments, facilitating a precision-medicine approach ...
May 31, 2018
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