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Natco Pharma files generic Olaparib tablets in US
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Olaparib is indicated primarily for certain forms of ovarian, breast, pancreatic and prostrate cancer. It is marketed in the US by AstraZeneca under brand Lynparza.
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Pancreatic cancer rates rising faster in females than in males: Study
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Cedars-Sinai Cancer Center researchers confirmed in a large-scale nationwide survey that pancreatic cancer rates are growing and rising faster among younger women, than males of the same age. Their findings were published in the peer-reviewed journal Gastroenterology.
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Study identifies human microRNAs linked to type 2 diabetes
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Although it has long been believed that the microRNA (miRNA) molecules found in pancreatic islets play significant roles in type 2 diabetes, no specific miRNAs have been definitively linked to the condition in humans.
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Research explains how four-drug chemotherapy regimens treat metastatic pan
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In Phase 3 clinical trial for metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, a four-drug chemotherapy treatment led to a longer overall survival than a two-drug combination.
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Study reveals cause of tumor cell resistance to immunotherapy
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The source of tumour cell resistance to immunotherapy was identified by a recent study that examined the pancreatic cancer tumour microenvironment, and novel therapeutic approaches were developed as a result.
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Study reveals four-drug chemotherapy regimens treat metastatic pancreas c
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In the Phase 3 clinical trial for metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, a four-drug chemotherapy treatment led to a longer overall survival than a two-drug combination.
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Tumor initiation in pancreatic cancer driven by stress-tolerant cells: Stu
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A molecular mechanism important for the development of pancreatic cancers has been found by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. The mechanism could possibly contribute to the disease's great resistance to treatment and proclivity for metastasis.
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Former Italy, Chelsea striker Gianluca Vialli dies aged 58
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Vialli was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer for the first time in 2017 and again in 2021, shortly after Italy's Euro 2020 victory.
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Triple immunotherapy combination might be possible treatment for pancreati
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered a novel immunotherapy combination, targeting checkpoints in both T cells and myeloid suppressor cells.
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Research: Killing pancreatic cancer with T cells that supercharge themselv
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Scientists at UC San Francisco (UCSF) have engineered T cells to produce a potent anti-cancer cytokine, but only when they encounter tumour cells.
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Pancreatic cancer patients can increase survival rates by opting for chemo
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A randomised clinical trial has found that treating pancreatic cancer patients with chemotherapy before surgery significantly improved 1-year survival rates compared to immediate surgery.
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KRAS drug stops cancer growth in preclinical models of pancreatic cancer:
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Cancer-causing gene mutation KRAS, found in nearly 30 per cent of all human tumours, successfully shrunk tumours or stopped cancer growth in preclinical models of pancreatic cancer.
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