Pancreatic
Cancer in the News
6/29/09
Fatty
Diet Linked to Pancreatic Cancer
Afinitor
and Sandostatin LAR Phase II Data Show Advanced Pancreatic Neuroendocrine
Tumor Patients Remain Progression-Free For Nearly 17 Months
6/25/09
Sutent
Significantly Improved Progression-Free Survival For Patients With
Advanced Pancreatic Islet Cell Tumors
6/23/09
Obesity
in Young Adulthood May Raise Pancreatic Cancer Risk
6/5/09
Preliminary
Research Shows Spit Test for Pancreatic Cancer a Possibility
6/2/09
Simple
Stool Test Could Provide Early Diagnosis for Gastrointestinal Diseases
Including Pancreatic Cancer
6/1/09
Researchers
Devise Method for Early Confirmation of Bile Duct, Pancreatic Cancers
5/21/09
Blood
Vessels Could Affect Pancreatic Cancer Drugs' Efficacy
4/21/09
Charred
Meat may Increase Risk of Pancreatic Cancer
4/6/09
Compendium
Of Pancreatic Cancer Biomarkers Established As Strategic Approach
To Early-detection
4/3/09
Surgeon
Performs The World's First Successful ViKY Robot Assisted Surgery
To Treat Pancreatic Tumors
3/17/09
Obesity
Increases Risk of Node-Positive Pancreatic Cancer
3/12/09
Pfizer's
Phase III Sutent Trial Stopped Early; Drug Shows Definite Benefit
in Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer
3/10/09
Study
Links Blood Type and Pancreatic Cancer - Sheds Light on Disease
Biology
3/3/09
Alcohol
Consumption Linked to Pancreatic Cancer Risk
3/2/09
University
of Michigan Researchers Identify a Gene Overexpressed in Pancreatic
Cancer
2/26/09
One
in Three Common Cancers May Be Preventable
2/13/09
New
Research Offers Hope for Finding Pancreatic Cancer Early in High-Risk
Patients
1/30/09
Pfizer
Discontinues Late-Phase Pancreatic Cancer Trial
1/20/09
EndoTAG-1
Shows Promise in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
Rexin-G
Shrinks Metastatic Tumors in Chemotherapy-Resistant Pancreatic Cancer:
Analysis of a U.S. Phase I/II Clinical Trial
RAD001
Benefits Patients with Metastatic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
1/15/09
DNA
Repair Patterns May Predict Risk of Pancreatic Cancer
1/8/09
Artificial
Fever Studied to Kill Pancreatic Cancer Cells
1/7/09
Pancreatic
Cancer Patients Find Hope In Experimental Treatment
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2008
Fourth Quarter News
12/5/08
Neoadjuvant
Radiation Improves Survival in Pancreatic Cancer
11/19/08
GenVec
Announces Interim Survival Data in Pivotal Trial of TNFerade™
in Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
11/12/08
FDA
Warns the Public of Extortion Scam by FDA Impersonators
11/11/08
TNFerade™
Receives FDA Fast Track Designation for Treatment of Pancreatic
Cancer
11/6/08
Researchers
discover Achilles' heel in pancreatic cancer
10/29/08
Thomas
Jefferson University Announces the Establishment of the New Jefferson
Pancreas Tumor Registry
10/16/08
Phase
I Clinical Trial of IMP321 in Pancreatic Cancer will begin January
2009 at Washington University
10/15/08
FDA
Grants Oprhan Drug Status to Reata's RTA 402 for Treatment of Pancreatic
Cancer
10/14/08
University
of Minnesota Surgeons Testing a Novel, Protein-Based Treatment for
Pancreatic Cancer - Trial to begin early 2009
10/1/08
Vitamin
C Supplements may Reduce Benefit From Wide Range of Anti-Cancer
Drugs
9/29/08
Study
Finds Association Between Hepatitis B and Pancreatic Cancer
9/21/08
Georgetown
Researchers Evaluate the Safety of Radiosurgery Using CyberKnife
for Recurrent Pancreatic Cancer
9/19/08
Research
Examines Effective Chemoradtiotherapy Method for Pancreatic Cancer
9/19/08
EndoTAG-1® Shows Promise in Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer
9/18/08
Federal
Trade Commission Stops Peddlers of Bogus Cancer Cures
RAD001
Combined with Sandostatin(R) and as Monotherapy Controls Growth
of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumours
9/5/08
Comprehensive
Genetic Blueprints Revealed for Pancreatic Cancer
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