Team uncovers a key actor in pancreatic cancer’s spread

"It's very clear that EN1 is a really important factor behind the aggressiveness of pancreatic cancer."

Andy Fell-UC Davis • futurity
Feb. 12, 2024 ~6 min

Drug discovery paves way for pancreatic cancer clinical trial

Laboratory findings have set the stage for a clinical trial investigating a drug for pancreatic cancer that has spread to the liver.

Leslie Orr-Rochester • futurity
Nov. 17, 2023 ~6 min


Biomarker may reveal pancreatic cancer risk early

Newly discovered biomarkers may offer a way to predict if pancreatic cysts will turn to cancer or remain benign.

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
March 21, 2023 ~5 min

Gel-like implant destroys pancreatic cancer in mice

A new approach that combines a gel-like radiation implant and chemotherapy completely dissolved pancreatic cancer in 80% percent of mice.

Ken Kingery-Duke • futurity
Oct. 21, 2022 ~8 min

‘Time machine’ reverses pancreatic cancer progression

A new "time machine" may offer a way to reverse the course of pancreatic cancer before it spreads.

Kayla Wiles-Purdue • futurity
Oct. 1, 2021 ~6 min

Antidepressants slow cancer growth in mice

When combined with immunotherapy, some antidepressants stopped the growth of pancreatic and colon cancers in mice. In some cases tumors even disappeared.

Kurt Bodenmueller-U. Zurich • futurity
Sept. 28, 2021 ~5 min

‘MasSpec Pen’ flags pancreatic cancer during surgery

The MasSpec Pen is 100x as fast as previous methods at identifying healthy and cancerous pancreatic tissue, giving patients the greatest chance of survival.

Marc Airhart-Texas • futurity
July 7, 2021 ~7 min

DNA-based cancer vaccine triggers immune attack on tumors

Personalized cancer vaccines made using DNA can program the immune system to attack tumors, including breast and pancreatic cancers, researchers report.

Jim Goodwin-WUSTL • futurity
April 23, 2021 ~8 min


DNA-based cancer vaccine triggers immune attack on tumors

Personalized cancer vaccines made using DNA can program the immune system to attack tumors, including breast and pancreatic cancers, researchers report.

Jim Goodwin-WUSTL • futurity
April 23, 2021 ~8 min

KRAS gene may drive immune ‘evasion’ in pancreatic cancer

Mutations of the KRAS gene occur in more than 90% of pancreatic cancer cases and drastically reduce response to immunotherapy.

Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook • futurity
March 16, 2021 ~4 min

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