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Pancreatic cancer spreads to liver or lung thanks to this protein

A protein called PCSK9 determines how pancreatic cancer cells metastasize to different parts of the body. Scientists at UC San…

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‘Fast-fail’ AI blood test could steer patients with pancreatic cancer away from ineffective therapies

An artificial intelligence technique for detecting DNA fragments shed by tumors and circulating in a patient’s blood, developed by Johns…

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Biologists identify targets for new pancreatic cancer treatments

Researchers from MIT and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have discovered that a class of peptides expressed in pancreatic cancer cells could…

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New cells in connective tissue open up strategy against pancreatic cancer

Researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, have discovered a previously unknown type of connective tissue cells that surround cancer cells in…

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Key to the high aggressiveness of pancreatic cancer identified

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most aggressive cancers and has one of the lowest survival rates — only 10%…

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‘Sugar’ signatures help identify and classify pancreatic cancer cell subtypes

Van Andel Institute scientists and collaborators have developed a new method for identifying and classifying pancreatic cancer cell subtypes based…

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Targeted new approach to treat pancreatic cancer

Researchers at City of Hope®, one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the U.S.…

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Pancreatic cells ‘remember’ epigenetic precancerous marks without genetic sequence mutations

Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have found a pattern of so-called epigenetic “marks” in a transition state between normal…

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Immunotherapy may boost KRAS-targeted therapy in pancreatic cancer

Adding immunotherapy to a new type of inhibitor that targets multiple forms of the cancer-causing gene mutation KRAS kept pancreatic…

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Chronic stress and obesity work together to accelerate pancreatic cancer development and growth, study finds

A new study led by UCLA investigators suggests that chronic stress and an unhealthy diet may work together to fuel…

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