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…
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…
Presenting Pancreas 2018 This conference will be an opportunity for pancreatic cancer specialists and experts to interact with one another and discuss the latest developments, discoveries, and treatment innovations for…
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…
The country singer, songwriter Gavin DeGraw has released a video to raise awareness for pancreatic cancer as part of an on-going campaign by the Lustgarten Foundation, reports PR Newswire. In…
According to a story from PR Newswire, a recent survey suggests that a greater number of U.S. citizens know about the existence of pancreatic cancer than ever before. This survey…
According to a story from the Seattle Times, a massive $150 million gift from Richard and Susan Rogel to the University of Michigan is slated to go towards the school's…
A new study conducted at Binghamton University demonstrated that pancreatic cancer cells can be killed with a dual thermal ablation process, which is the combination of freezing and heating, reports…
According to a story from pressreleasepoint.com, a group of scientists at the University of Birmingham have a received funding to the tune of £3 million in order to conduct research on…
According to a story from biospace.com, a research team from the National Cancer Institute was able to successfully deliver an experimental nanomedicine to mice that had rare cancers such as…
The Southern Daily Echo originally reported that a majority of pancreatic cancer patients don't receive life-extending treatment after diagnosis. Recently, the Pancreatic Cancer UK charity reported that only a small…
According to an article from kait8.com, the pharmaceutical company Yisheng Biopharma announced that YS-ON-001, a leading candidate for the company, received Orphan Drug Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug…
Pancreatic cancer carries one of the highest mortality rates of any cancer worldwide. One reason for this is that the disease is inexplicably aggressive. It metastasizes early. New research, however,…
According to an article from Newswise, another recent study is providing further support to the connection between severe gum disease and the development of certain types of cancer. Periodontitis is…
According to an article from Columbia University Medical Center, stress could increase the growth of pancreatic cancer by stimulating the release of hormones. A mouse model of the disease also…
According to an article from the Chicago Tribune, many medical specialists are coming to the realization that the eligibility criteria for clinical trials should be reassessed. The problem is that…
According to BBC News, a new universal blood test is receiving a lot of buzz due to it's potential to detect early stages of cancer. A research team at John…
According to a story from financialbuzz.com, the pharmaceutical company MabVax Therapeutics just announced initial dosing for patients and the completion of enrollment for its Phase I trial study. The study…
According to a story from the Chicago Tribune, Ben Barres, a widely renowned neurobiologist and researcher, passed away at age sixty-three after fighting pancreatic cancer. Mr. Barres was credited with…
Pancreatic cancer is rare, and often, patients don't show symptoms until they're already in the later stages. Top pancreatic cancer centers in the country have been working together to find…
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