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Results of New Drug Combination for Pancreatic Cancer Patients
October 4, 2011 — Researchers are reporting promising results of a clinical trial to determine the safety, tolerability and effectiveness for usage of a new drug combination consisting of a standard drug called ... > full story -
Costly Blood Clots More Common Than Expected Among Cancer Patients
September 20, 2011 — An analysis of more than 30,000 cancer patients has shown that blood clots are a more common complication than doctors may realize, causing additional hospitalizations and driving up the cost of ... > full story -
Potential of New Nanoparticle Design for Cancer Therapy Demonstrated
September 20, 2011 — A new type of nanoparticle has shown potential for more effective delivery of chemotherapy to treat cancer. In laboratory studies, researchers developed and tested a new type of nanoparticle that can ... > full story -
Possible Link Between Two Type 2 Diabetes Drugs and Pancreatic Cancer, New Research Suggests
September 17, 2011 — Two newer drugs used to treat Type 2 diabetes could be linked to a significantly increased risk of developing pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer, and one could also be linked to an increased risk of ... > full story -
EGFR Essential for the Development of Pancreatic Cancer, Study Finds
September 15, 2011 — The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene is essential for KRAS-driven pancreatic cancer development, according to new study ... > full story -
Virus Shows Promise for Imaging and Treating Pancreatic Cancer
September 15, 2011 — Researchers are investigating a potential treatment and noninvasive imaging modality for pancreatic cancer that shows promise, according to ... > full story -
Near-Infrared Imaging System Shows Promise as Future Pancreatic Cancer Diagnostic Tool
August 17, 2011 — Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that optical coherence tomography (OCT), a high resolution optical imaging technique that works by bouncing near-infrared laser light off biological ... > full story -
Blocking Receptor in Key Hormone Fires Up Enzyme to Kill Pancreatic Cancer Cells
August 10, 2011 — Pancreatic cancer researchers have shown, for the first time, that blocking a receptor of a key hormone in the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) reduces cancer cell growth by activating the enzyme AMPK ... > full story -
Screening for Pancreatic Cancer in High-Risk Populations
July 25, 2011 — Researchers report in a new study that using a tumor marker, serum CA 19-9, combined with an endoscopic ultrasound if the tumor marker is elevated, is more likely to detect stage 1 pancreatic cancer ... > full story -
Benign or Cancerous? Gene Test Predicts Cancer Potential in Pancreatic Cysts
July 20, 2011 — Scientists have developed a gene-based test to distinguish harmless from precancerous pancreatic cysts. The test may eventually help some patients avoid needless surgery to remove the harmless ... > full story
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