Shining a light on the role of the genome’s ‘dark matter’ in cancer development
Long RNA molecules carrying DNA codes that don’t get translated into proteins have long been…
Browsing: Pancreatic Cancer
Brain protein could be starting point for new treatments for pancreatic cancer
Researchers have discovered that a protein thought to only be involved in the development of…
Study evaluates cost-effectiveness of olaparib for metastatic pancreatic cancer
Studies have shown that utilising a PARP inhibitor in the management of patients with metastatic…
Precision chemo-immunotherapy for pancreatic cancer?
Pancreatic cancer is highly lethal: according to the National Cancer Institute in the USA, only…
Nerves keep pancreatic cancer cells from starving
Pancreatic cancer cells avert starvation by signalling to nerves, which grow into dense tumours and…
‘Time machine’ offers new pancreatic cancer drug testing approach
Many patients with pancreatic cancer have only about a 10% chance of survival within five…
New map of the immune landscape in pancreatic cancer could guide immunotherapy
Frustratingly, pancreatic cancer has remained resistant to immunotherapies that are revolutionising the treatment of many…
New technology tracks role of macrophages in cancer spread
Macrophages, cells that help engulf and destroy harmful organisms in the body, tend to be…
ENA 20: Vaccine designed to treat and prevent lung, bowel and pancreatic cancer shows promise in the lab
An experimental vaccine, designed to enlist the body’s own immune system to target cancer cells,…
Pancreatic cancer: Subtypes with different aggressiveness discovered
Tumours of the pancreas are particularly feared. They are usually discovered late and mortality is…