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Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is a cytoplasmic tyrosine kinase that is overexpressed in many types of tumors, including pancreatic cancer, and plays an important role in cell adhesion and survival signaling. Pancreatic cancer is a lethal disease and is very resistant to chemotherapy, and FAK has been shown recently to assist in tumor cell survival, researchers in the United States report.
For the first time researchers have shown that by inhibiting the action of an enzyme called TAK- 1, it is possible to make pancreatic cancer cells sensitive to chemotherapy, opening the way for the development of a new drug to treat the disease.
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Neogenix Oncology, Inc. (Neogenix) announced that NPC-1C, the company's first IND (Investigational New Drug Application) was granted permission by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the company to begin a Phase I trial.
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According to a study from the United States, The only curative option for patients with pancreatic cancer is surgical resection. The potential for significant morbidity and mortality following these procedures along with short-term survival benefit has called into question the role of surgery in this disease.
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Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc., provided an update today on the Company's clinical development plan for ProLindac, a novel DACH platinum drug that has shown to be active in many solid tumor types in human clinical studies.
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Eating more animal fat may raise the risk of pancreatic cancer, one of the most cancers, according to the largest study to ever investigate the link.
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Pancreatic and liver cancer patients would be the first people treated with the late John Kanzius' external radio wave generator if it's approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Gemcitabine plus capecitabine are active in patients (pts) with advanced pancreatic cancer (APC). Intra-arterial chemotherapy showed activity and low toxicity, investigators in Italy report.
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A new diagnostic tool developed by Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) scientists has shown promising results when used with patients of pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest forms of cancer due to the difficulty of diagnosing it in its early stages. The method, which studies carbohydrate structures in the bloodstream, could lead to the development of blood tests that can detect cancer more effectively.
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Calypso Medical Technologies, Inc., announced the publication of data from a clinician sponsored investigational study conducted at the University of Pennsylvania, demonstrating the utility of the Calypso System in tracking tumor movement in the pancreas.
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