Pancreatic cancer

A novel immunotherapy combination, targeting checkpoints in both T cells and myeloid suppressor cells, has significantly improved anti-tumour responses in preclinical models of pancreatic cancer.  In the study, published in Nature Cancer, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center used comprehensive immune profiling in mouse and human pancreatic cancers to systematically identify […]

News round-up for 24-28 October by DDW Digital Content Editor Diana Spencer  Over the last seven days we’ve seen discoveries that could lead to new treatments for Covid-19, pancreatic cancer and Epstein-Barr virus, as well as the launch of the UK’s largest health research programme and the innovative application of a Nobel prize-winning chemistry technique.  This week’s top […]

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated the most effective treatment for pancreatic cancer ever recorded in mouse models.  The new treatment completely eliminated tumours in 80% of mice across several model types, including those considered the most difficult to treat.  The approach combines traditional chemotherapy drugs with a new method for irradiating the tumour. […]

DDW Deputy Editor Reece Armstrong takes a look at some of the biggest developments that took place within oncology this week (4 April – 8 April).  Scientists win award for transforming breast cancer treatment  A team of scientists from The Institute of Cancer Research, London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust has won a […]

Biotechnology company RedX is collaborating with the Garvan Institute of Medical Research on a project investigating novel therapeutic targets in cancer-associated fibrosis.  The collaboration aims to better understand treatments that could lead to increased patient survival in currently very poorly treated highly fibrotic cancers, such as pancreatic cancer.   Redx and Garvan will work on developing […]