Rare Community Profiles: How the Seena Magowitz Foundation is Working to Change the World for People Living with Pancreatic Cancer
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Rare Community Profiles: How the Seena Magowitz Foundation is Working to Change the World for People Living with Pancreatic Cancer

Rare Community Profiles     Rare Community Profiles is a new Patient Worthy article series of long-form interviews featuring various stakeholders in the rare disease community, such as patients, their…

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Rucosopasem Manganese Granted Orphan Drug Designation for Pancreatic Cancer
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Rucosopasem Manganese Granted Orphan Drug Designation for Pancreatic Cancer

  On May 18, 2023, Market Watch reported that rucosopasem manganese received Orphan Drug designation. Developed by clinical stage biopharmaceutical company Galera Therapeutics (“Galera”), rucosopasem manganese is largely being developed…

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ICYMI: Pancreatic and Thyroid Cancer Coverage Now Provided for Ontario Firefighters
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ICYMI: Pancreatic and Thyroid Cancer Coverage Now Provided for Ontario Firefighters

  The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) shared in March 2023 that firefighters in Ontario would now have presumptive pancreatic cancer and thyroid cancer coverage. Presumptive coverage means that…

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INTERVIEWS: NFL Players Discuss the Rare, Chronic, and Underserved Causes that Mean the Most to Them (Pt. 4)
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INTERVIEWS: NFL Players Discuss the Rare, Chronic, and Underserved Causes that Mean the Most to Them (Pt. 4)

Before you read on, make sure to check out: Part 1: Green Bay Packers' Shemar Jean-Charles and Los Angeles Chargers' Storm Norton talk about the importance of Alzheimer's disease awareness. …

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Pancreatic Cancer Patients in the Phase 2 OCLURANDOM Trial See a Twelve Month Progression-Free Survival of 80 Percent

Medscape Medical News reports that results have been received from the OCCLURANDOM Phase 2 trial which is the first randomized trial investigating the antitumor effect of the peptide receptor radionuclide…

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PRRT and OCLU Improved Progression-Free Survival for Pancreatic Cancer
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PRRT and OCLU Improved Progression-Free Survival for Pancreatic Cancer

Are there therapeutic options for patients living with unresectable (inoperable) pancreatic cancer? According to an article in MedScape, researchers sought to understand whether sunitinib or a combination of peptide receptor…

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Dallas University Researcher and Colleagues Create a Molecule That Kills a Wide Range of Treatment-Resistant Cancers
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Dallas University Researcher and Colleagues Create a Molecule That Kills a Wide Range of Treatment-Resistant Cancers

  Dr. Jung-Mo Ahn, associate professor at Dallas University in Texas, created a molecule that kills a broad range of treatment-resistant cancers. The newly targeted group includes triple-negative breast cancer.…

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FDA Orphan Drug Designation for AML and Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Possibly More Effective Than Chemotherapy
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FDA Orphan Drug Designation for AML and Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Possibly More Effective Than Chemotherapy

The FDA has just provided AB001 the Orphan Drug designation for both acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and pancreatic cancer. This small molecule was developed by Vopec Pharmaceuticals and Agastiya Biotech.…

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The PanCAN PurpleStride Walk in Detroit Demonstrates the Resolve of Pancreatic Cancer Patients

In Detroit, activists recently came together to raise money for pancreatic cancer research through a walk called “The PanCAN PurpleStride walk.” Each year about 62,000 people are newly diagnosed with pancreatic…

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