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The complete genetic blueprint for lethal pancreatic cancer and brain cancer was deciphered by a team at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. The studies, led by the same group who completed maps of the breast cancer and colorectal cancer genomes in 2007, are reported in two articles in the Sept. 5, 2008, issue of Science Express.
Curis, Inc., a drug development company focused on developing next generation proprietary targeted medicines for cancer treatment, announced the publication of preclinical data in Nature that support the premise that Hedgehog proteins play an important role in supporting tumor growth in Hedgehog-expressing solid tumors through a paracrine mechanism of action.
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Doctors at The Methodist Hospital are experimenting with a new treatment for the diseased or injured pancreas in which they remove the organ and implant its insulin- producing cells in the patient's arm or leg.
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Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University reported on Tuesday that they have found a new chemoprevention gene therapy for preventing and treating pancreatic cancer, one of the most lethal and treatment-resistant forms of cancer.
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Pancreatic cancer patients treated with a combination of chemotherapy and radiation after surgery survive approximately six months longer than those receiving surgery alone, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center scientists report.
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ImClone Systems Incorporated, a global leader in the development and commercialization of novel antibodies to treat cancer, announced that the initial stage of a series of Phase I/II clinical trials of IMC-A12 in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer has opened for patient enrollment.
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With an 89% initial success rate in arresting or eradicating some of the most aggressive cancers, a Nashville-based treatment is being offered to the public for the first time.
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Destroying a tumor in a body with radiation poses a number of challenges and risks, especially for a pregnant woman and her fetus.
The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute researchers today presented, at the American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting in San Diego, CA, the potential benefits of Thymoquinone (TQ), a compound present in the oil of black seeds (Nigella sativa), in treating pancreatic cancer.
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A U.S. university study suggests the drug triphendiol causes tumor cell death in pancreatic and bile duct cancer, as well as slowing tumor growth.
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