pancreatic cancer
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April 2, 2024
Treating Pancreatic Cancer: Could Metabolism—Not Genomics—Be the Key?
With: Thomas N. Seyfried, PhDIn 2018, we published a Curious Dr. George post featuring Thomas N. Seyfried, PhD, about cancer possibly being mostly a metabolic—rather than genetic—disease. Since then, the field of cancer genomics has expanded enormously, and we have published many posts in support of better understanding and treatment of many types of cancer based on the genomic approach. Here, Dr. Seyfried and two of his colleagues at Boston College—Derek Lee, MS,… Read more »
- February 21, 2024
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February 21, 2024
How an Expert Would Manage His Own Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer: An Update
With: John H. Strickler, MDWhen confronted with a new cancer diagnosis, some people ask their doctors, “What would you do if you were me?” Previously, our Curious Dr. George asked John H. Strickler, MD, how he would handle his own hypothetical diagnosis of metastatic pancreatic cancer. Now, Dr. Strickler provides an updated answer, outlining new options for the nearly 95% of pancreatic cancer patients with KRAS mutations. Dr.… Read more »
- January 21, 2022
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April 7, 2021
Rankings of Most Common and Deadly Cancer Types Will Shift Over Next Two Decades
In the next two decades, rankings of incidence and death across cancer types will undergo important changes in the U.S., according to new research led by Lola Rahib, PhD, Director of Scientific and Clinical Affairs at Cancer Commons, as well as the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) in collaboration with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Published today in JAMA Network Open,… Read more »
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October 8, 2020
New Pancreatic Cancer Treatment May Add Years to the Lives of Those Facing Death Bookmark
George Lundberg, MDArticle from the Miami Herald curated by Contributing Editor George Lundberg, MD, who notes:
The RenovoCath chemotherapy device permits targeted delivery of usual chemotherapy drugs directly into, and limited to, localized but inoperable pancreatic cancers. It is currently being tested in a phase 3 clinical trial.
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May 12, 2020
Pancreatic Cancer Survival Rates: What Do They Really Mean?
Lola Rahib, PhDThe American Cancer Society estimates that in 2020, 57,600 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and 47,050 will die from the disease. But not everyone’s pancreatic cancer is the same. Understanding what survival rates mean—and which factors can impact them—could help you navigate your or your loved one’s disease. What is the five-year relative survival rate for pancreatic cancer? In… Read more »
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April 9, 2020
Molecularly Guided Therapy in Pancreatic Cancer: Untapped Potential and the ‘Bright Future’ Ahead Bookmark
George Lundberg, MDArticle from Medscape curated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes:
Molecularly matched treatment for pancreatic cancer may extend life for some patients.
Go to full article published by Medscape.
If you’re wondering whether this story applies to your own cancer case or a loved one’s, we invite you to get support from Cancer Commons.
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April 9, 2020
New Pancreatic Cancer Therapies Extending Lives Bookmark
George Lundberg, MDArticle from WebMD curated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes:
An aggressive 3-part approach may offer hope for some patients with stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
Go to full article published by WebMD.
If you’re wondering whether this story applies to your own cancer case or a loved one’s, we invite you to get support from Cancer Commons.
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January 10, 2020
Using Real World Evidence to Show Initial Results of a Drug Combination in Pancreatic Cancer Patients
Lola Rahib, PhDIn collaboration with xCures and the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah, Cancer Commons presented initial findings from our real-world data registry on a novel treatment combination for pancreatic cancer patients at a conference in San Diego, CA, today. The “Special Conference on Advancing Precision Advancing Precision Medicine Drug Development: Incorporation of Real-World Data and Other Novel Strategies” is hosted by the… Read more »