Orphan Drug Designation Granted for Potential Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Treatment

For years FibroGen has been investigating a drug called pamrevlumab. They believe it could be an effective treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), pancreatic cancer, and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).…

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Experimental Cancer Drug Displays Potential in a Number of Rare Cancers
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Experimental Cancer Drug Displays Potential in a Number of Rare Cancers

According to a story from EurekAlert!, a new type of cancer drug that is being described as a "Trojan horse" that infiltrates cancer tumors is showing potential in several types…

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This Research Partnership Will Investigate the Relationship Between Obesity and Pancreatic Cancer
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This Research Partnership Will Investigate the Relationship Between Obesity and Pancreatic Cancer

According to a story from prweb.com, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and the Allegheny Health Network (AHC) Cancer Institute have entered a partnership that plans to investigate…

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‘Stand Up to Cancer’ Donates $1 Million to Help Develop Efficient Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
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‘Stand Up to Cancer’ Donates $1 Million to Help Develop Efficient Pancreatic Cancer Treatment

Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) has donated a million dollars for a research project dedicated towards a new way of deploying the immune system against pancreatic cancer. This is welcome…

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