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AACR 2019: CD40 combination therapy can shrink pancreatic tumours
A new combination of immunotherapy and chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer caused tumours to shrink in…
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AACR 2019: Maintenance therapy with rucaparib shows clinical responses in a subgroup of patients with pancreatic cancer
Maintenance treatment with the PARP inhibitor rucaparib was well tolerated and provided clinical responses among…
Tumour-associated immune cells hinder frontline chemotherapy drug in pancreatic cancer
A frontline chemotherapy drug given to patients with pancreatic cancer is made less effective because…
Researchers identify potential new combination treatment for pancreatic cancer
Researchers have identified a possible new therapeutic strategy using two types of drug inhibitors at…
Oral bacteria in pancreas linked to more aggressive tumours
The presence of oral bacteria in so-called cystic pancreatic tumours is associated with the severity…
Global study of pancreatic cancer offers possible insights into treatment and early detection
Aatur Singhi, University of Pittsburgh When “Jeopardy!” episode 7059 aired on April 30, 2015, the…
Researchers ID gene that may predict pancreatic cancer in people with type 2 diabetes
Researchers have identified a gene called “UCP-1” that may predict the development of pancreatic cancer…
Olaparib significantly delayed disease progression as first-line maintenance treatment in germline BRCA-mutated metastatic pancreatic cancer
Results from the Phase III POLO trial showed a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement…
Researchers propose two new strategies for treating pancreatic cancer
In a pair of new studies, researchers from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center outline strategies…
New 3D imaging technique reveals how pancreatic cancers start
A new technique to study tissue samples in 3D has revealed that pancreatic cancers can…