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The Pancreatic Cancer Research Digest is intended to highlight key biomedical news and publications. Below, you can navigate through different topics or download a PDF of the current or archived editions.

Grantee’s Study Suggests Bacteria Can Influence Tumor Growth and Immune Response

A new study published in Cancer Discovery suggests that bacteria present within the pancreatic tumor stroma – and in the gut – have an important impact on cancer progression and immune response. Read More
 

  • The 30-Year Quest To Tame The 'Wily' Cancer Gene

    As highlighted on NPR, RAS has historically been deemed “undruggable” – decades of effort have not resulted in a therapeutic strategy to stop or slow its cancer-causing activity. But researchers have not given up trying to conquer this extremely challenging foe. Read More

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