Immunotherapy may boost KRAS-targeted therapy in pancreatic cancer

March 16, 2025 0 Comments 0 tags

Adding immunotherapy to a new type of inhibitor that targets multiple forms of the cancer-causing gene mutation KRAS kept pancreatic cancer at bay in preclinical models for significantly longer than

Toward improved early detection of pancreatic cancer

February 18, 2025 0 Comments 0 tags

Pancreatic cancer (PC) is the worst prognosis cancer globally, with just 13% of patients who are diagnosed with PC surviving for 5 years or more after initial diagnosis. In Ireland,

Scientists want to throw a wrench in the gears of cancer’s growth

February 5, 2025 0 Comments 0 tags

Preventing the cell’s protein factories from making the notorious cancer-causing protein MYC could stop out-of-control tumors. For decades, scientists have tried to stop cancer by disabling the mutated proteins that

Researchers create a new organoid with all key pancreas cells

December 12, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Researchers from the Organoid group (previously Clevers group) at the Hubrecht Institute have developed a new organoid that mimics the human fetal pancreas, offering a clearer view of its early

Researchers uncover new role of mutant proteins in some of the deadliest cancers

November 12, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and their collaborators have discovered a new way in which RAS genes, which are commonly mutated in cancer, may drive tumor growth