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Experimental drug boosts immunotherapy efficacy for pancreatic cancer
An experimental drug enhanced the benefit of immunotherapy, reducing and in some cases eliminating pancreatic cancer in mice.
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MIT study reveals how lipid imbalance affects cancer growth in mice
In a new study, a calorie-restricted diet significantly reduced tumour growth in mouse models, suggesting new possibilities for cancer therapies.
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Small molecule RGX-202 prevents metastasis in colorectal cancer
RGX-202 was found to foil a key pathway that cancer cells rely on for energy in mice, presenting a possible new colorectal cancer therapy.
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Antidepressants inhibit growth of pancreatic and colon cancers in mice
Scientists have discovered that approved antidepressant drugs cause immune cells to recognise and eliminate tumour cells in mouse models.
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CRISPR-Cas9-based gene dropout screens: a powerful platform for drug discovery
CRISPR holds great promise in advancing pharmacological research and has fuelled the rapid expansion of using gene-edited cells for drug discovery processes. CRISPR-Cas9 dropout screens have emerged as a useful tool for high-throughput large-scale loss-of-function screens, which seek to identify the relationship between genotype and phenotype. Dr Pushpanathan Muthuirulan, Research…
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STING-activating drugs could customise cancer treatments
An imaging technique identified emerging drugs that activate the STING protein to alter metabolic pathway activity in cancer cells.
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Triple drug combination shows promise for pancreatic cancer treatment
MIT researchers have shown that a combination of three drugs can eliminate pancreatic tumours in mice, possibly leading to new therapies.
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Targeted drug found to combat certain pancreatic tumours
Researchers have found that the CDK inhibitor AT7519 could be used to treat pancreatic cancer patients whose tumours are addicted to mutant KRAS.
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Stem cell-based vaccine protects mice against pancreatic cancer
Researchers have developed a vaccine using stem cells that protected mice injected with pancreatic cancer cells from developing tumours.
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New 3D organoid model of pancreas developed from human stem cells
Researchers have developed the first 3D organoid models of the pancreas that includes both the acinar and ductal structures.
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NAD depletion by IFN sensitises pancreatic cancer to NAMPT inhibition, study shows
High IFN signalling in pancreatic tumours are sensitive to NAMPT inhibitors which block a pathway in NAD synthesis, presenting a drug target.
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ProAgio drug shows success against solid tumours in mice
Studies in mice have shown that the drug ProAgio is effective at treating pancreatic cancer and triple-negative breast cancer.
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Tissue damage and genetic mutations interact to drive pancreatic cancer, finds study
New research shows tissue damage to cells carrying KRAS mutations induces epigenetic changes that promote pancreatic cancer.
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AI advancing drug discovery: the future is multi-cellular studies
Drs Sam Cooper and Michael Briskin of Phenomic AI, discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) is enabling them to target multi-cellular interactions, such as those in the tumour stroma, for drug development.
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Trends in pancreatic cancer literature – findings from Elsevier
In a new report, Elsevier describes how it used text mining to reveal the top trends in pancreatic cancer research – this article outlines the findings.
