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Silencing RNA nanotherapy shows promise in treating pancreatic cancer

22 October 2019 | By Rachael Harper (Drug Target Review)

Peptide-based nanoparticles have been designed which can suppress pancreatic cancer growth without the toxic side effects.

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Cancer-suppressing cells identified in pancreatic cancer

14 October 2019 | By Rachael Harper (Drug Target Review)

Cells containing Meflin play a role in restraining the progression of pancreatic cancer and could lead to new therapies against the disease.

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Study reveals how to make pancreatic cancer chemotherapy more effective

19 September 2019 | By Victoria Rees (Drug Target Review)

Researchers have shown that blocking a particular enzyme causes chemotherapy to become more effective against pancreatic cancers in pre-clinical studies.

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Overcoming resistance in pancreatic cancer treatment

10 September 2019 | By Rachael Harper (Drug Target Review)

Researchers have developed a new cocktail of drugs that shrink pancreatic tumours in mice by blocking pathways that cancer cells use.

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Molecule identified as key in pancreatic cancer metastasis

12 August 2019 | By Victoria Rees (Drug Target Review)

New findings show that the environment for pancreatic cancers plays a role in its metastasis, revealing a new potential drug target.

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Experimental compound could be used to treat pancreatic cancer

9 August 2019 | By Victoria Rees (Drug Target Review)

Using a compound called PTC596 in combination with other drugs, researchers effectively treated pancreatic cancer in mice.

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Antibody therapy extends survival in mice with pancreatic cancer

1 August 2019 | By Rachael Harper (Drug Target Review)

Scientists have found a way to target and knock out a protein which is widely involved in pancreatic cancer cell growth, survival and invasion.

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Promising drug developed for ovarian and pancreatic cancers

22 July 2019 | By Drug Target Review

An antibody has been developed to block a protein secreted by the cells surrounding ovarian and pancreatic cancer tumours.

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Research shows pancreatitis biomarker linked to pancreatic cancer

25 June 2019 | By Victoria Rees (Drug Target Review)

A study has discovered that a biomarker associated with pancreatitis is involved in its development to pancreatic cancer.

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New nanomachines developed to deliver cancer drugs to hard-to-reach areas

29 April 2019 | By Drug Target Review

In a recent study in mice, researchers have found a way to deliver specific drugs to parts of the body that are exceptionally difficult to access.

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Genomics to match treatments to pancreatic cancer patients

4 March 2019 | By Nic Losardo (Drug Target Review)

Genomics could be used to match drugs to patients better, with these genetic signatures also giving an earlier insight into detection of the condition...

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Tongue microbiome could help to detect early-stage pancreatic cancer

29 January 2019 | By Drug Target Review

The bacteria living in the tongue's microbiome could provide an insight into an individuals heath, and may help to detect pancreatic cancer earlier...

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RIP1 kinase as a therapeutic target for pancreatic cancer

12 November 2018 | By Iqra Farooq (Drug Target Review)

RIP1 has been shown to suppress the action of macrophages against the immune system and could be a potential therapeutic target for pancreatic cancer...

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Immunotherapy could cure advanced pancreatic cancer

11 October 2018 | By Iqra Farooq (Drug Target Review)

Immunotherapy using 'educated' killer cells could be a potential cure for pancreatic cancer, with researchers eliminating all signs of cancer from mice...

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Nuclear PET imaging method developed for tumour detection

6 September 2018 | By Iqra Farooq (Drug Target Review)

Researchers have developed a PET imaging method suitable for many forms of cancer, with high contrast and less inconvenience to patients...

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