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Blood test for early detection of pancreatic cancer headed to clinic

12 July 2017 | By Niamh Marriott (Drug Target Review)

A newly identified biomarker panel could pave the way to earlier detection and better treatment for pancreatic cancer, according to new research...

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Creating the ‘google earth’ of tumours

20 April 2017 | By Josephine Bunch (Lead Scientist: NPL)

We caught up with Dr Josephine Bunch to find out how NPL are using the Cancer Research Grand Challenge funding & novel imaging techniques to map cancer tumours...

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£2.5 million Cancer Research UK collaboration to target ‘undruggable’ RAS

19 April 2017 | By Niamh Marriott (Drug Target Review)

Scientists will develop and test promising new molecules for targeting RAS, one of the most common driving mutations in aggressive, hard to treat cancers including pancreatic and lung cancer.

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£10 million pancreatic cancer research fund for precision medicine

24 March 2017 | By Niamh Marriott (Drug Target Review)

The development of new treatments for pancreatic cancer is set to be transformed by a network of clinical trials, aiming to find the right trial for the right patient, after a £10 million investment from Cancer Research UK.

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Sea sponge reduces pancreatic tumour size

18 August 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer

A deep-water marine sponge collected at Fort Lauderdale's coast contains leiodermatolide, a natural product that inhibits the growth of cancer cells as...

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Cancer Research triples funding for pancreatic cancer

20 July 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer

The charity increased spending on pancreatic cancer research, which includes improving diagnosis and treatment, to £18 million...

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Making immunotherapy more effective in treating pancreatic cancer

4 July 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer

Scientists have shown that immunotherapy against pancreatic cancer can be effective when given alongside drugs that break up the fibrous tissue in tumours...

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Rapid screening technique identifies potential new pancreatic cancer target

24 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer

The method, called Patient-Based in Vivo Lethality to Optimise Treatment (PILOT), allows for the analysis of hundreds of tumour genes using only a few mice...

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Restoring chemotherapy sensitivity in resistant pancreatic cancer

27 May 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer

By increasing the level of miR-374b, researchers have restored chemotherapy sensitivity to pancreatic cancer cells that had developed resistance...

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Controlling cholesterol metabolism in pancreatic cancer cells reduces metastasis

4 May 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer

The findings of a new study suggest a class of drugs previously developed to treat atherosclerosis could be repurposed for treatment of pancreatic cancer...

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Cell death mechanism may enable aggressive pancreatic cancer cells to live on

25 April 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer

A study shows that most aggressive form of pancreatic cancer thrives in the presence of neighbouring tumour cells undergoing a particular form of cell death...

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Resurrecting abandoned pancreatic cancer therapies

19 April 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer

Results of a new study could help researchers develop more effective combination therapies and breathe new life into forgotten pancreatic cancer drugs...

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Implantable film takes a direct hit at pancreatic cancer

15 April 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer

Researchers from MIT and MGH have developed a small, implantable device that delivers chemotherapy drugs directly to pancreatic tumours...

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Pancreatic cancer identified as four separate diseases

24 February 2016 | By Victoria White

A study has revealed that pancreatic cancer is actually four separate diseases, each with different genetic triggers and survival rates, paving the way for more accurate diagnoses and treatments...

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OncoQR ML’s TYG100 induces strong immune response in pancreatic cancer

23 February 2016 | By Victoria White

In a highly relevant non-human primate model TYG100 was able to induce a strong and clinically relevant immune response...

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