The United States Food and Drug Administration has granted the drug Lynparza® (olaparib) Orphan Drug Designation for the treatment of pancreatic cancer. Lynparza is used in the US to treat…
According to a story from BioSpace, AstraZeneca and Merck released a joint announcement recently stating that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug designation to olaparib…
A new study has found that 80 percent of people who have an identifiable genetic risk for cancer due to a mutated BRCA1/2 gene don’t know they're at risk. The…
According to a story from EurekAlert! a cell culture platform developed by scientists associated with Hokkaido University will allow researchers to record and observe the natural behaviors of cancer cells.…
Over 55,000 people are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer every year. And about 95 percent of people who are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer will lose their lives from it. Pancreatic…
According to a report by Scicasts, a research team in Copenhagen recently discovered a new method for detecting cancer. The new method has the ability to detect a diverse set…
On August 16th, 2018, Aretha Franklin, the "Queen of Soul," passed away at age 76. Aretha will be immortalized for generations because of the success of her classic soul ballads…
According to a story from The Guardian, a recent study suggests that cannabidiol, or CBD, could magnify the effectiveness of treatment for pancreatic cancer. CBD is naturally found in the…
Pancreatic cancer is known to be dangerous because of its ability to spread. The most common areas the cancer will metastasize are the liver and lungs. In many cases, the…
According to a story from publicnow.com, a recent study suggests that it is possible for pancreatic cancer to be diagnosed with a breath test. The discovery could allow for this…
According to a story from the Vancouver Sun, an extremely poisonous mushroom appears to contain some compounds that could be potentially effective in fighting cancer cells. A 2012 study demonstrated…
According to a story from currentargus.com, the annual meeting of the American Society for Clinical Oncology, which takes place in Chicago, is the largest convergence dedicated to cancer research in…
According to a story from medicalresearch.com, recent research has revealed that many pancreatic cancer tumors appear to have vulnerabilities to treatments that take advantage of genetic mutations that are present…
According to The Seattle Times, the prognosis of a certain four-drug combination is much greater for patients with pancreatic cancer than the typical single standard cancer treatment. This discovery is…
According to a story from toweroncology.com, a recent study has revealed that a more aggressive chemotherapy could be significantly more effective for patients with pancreatic cancer after surgery in comparison…
According to a story from Reuters, the drug development company Merrimack Pharmaceuticals decided to abort its development of a new treatment for pancreatic cancer. The company chose to let go…
According to a story from bioengineer.org, a group of scientists working at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) have managed to develop a computational model that could potentially make highly…
Understanding diseases and the mechanisms behind them is a crucial step towards developing treatment. Many times, however, it's difficult to accomplish this due to the rarity of a condition, or…
According to a story from Reuters, the cancer drug developer Loxo Oncology recently released the latest results from the trial testing its investigational therapy LOXO-292. Preliminary results released about a…
Loxo Oncology has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the drug larotrectinib Priority Review, and accepted a New Drug Application (NDA) for it. These applications…
According to a story from Worldpharmanews, a PARP inhibitor drug that is commonly used to treat ovarian cancer for patients with BRCA gene mutations could also be effective against pancreatic…
A team of researchers at Imperial College Lonon in the UK have carried out studies that suggest it may be possible to use gene editing to treat pancreatic cancer, reports…
According to a story from The Jerusalem Post, the medical research of professor Marcelle Machluf has been a subject of controversy from the beginning. Her research led to the nano…
What do bitcoin and healthcare have in common? Not much until recently. Now an established healthcare provider is launching a system based on patient empowerment. The platform focuses primarily on…
Do you have to be tested for an inherited gene mutation if you have already had cancer? Can a woman get a genetic mutation from her father? If you have…
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