News and Stories About clinical trials
La Participación de Pacientes Latinos y Afroamericanos Es Crucial para Nuevas Opciones de Tratamiento
Editor’s note: April is National Minority Health Month. This blog, entitled “Diverse Patient Participation Crucial for New Treatment Options,” has […]
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New Recommendations to Improve Clinical Trial Enrollment
Pancreatic cancer patients who participate in clinical research have better outcomes. Every treatment available today was approved through a clinical […]
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National Doctors’ Day: Honoring Roles and Importance of Specialists
Editor’s note: Today is National Doctors’ Day, and we are celebrating the critical roles of various specialists in the diagnosis […]
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Survivor Advocates for a Second Opinion
In June 2014, David Wingo went to his doctor about abdominal pain. While investigating the pain, his doctor noticed a […]
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6 Reasons Why Clinical Trials Are Safe
Editor’s note: In honor of personalized search. To take that personalization a step further, pancreatic cancer patients can undergo molecular […]
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Precision Medicine Highlighted in the News
“All Cancer Patients Should Have Access To Genomic Testing” is the title of a compelling article featured in Forbes earlier […]
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Precision Promise Spotlighted at International Conference
The 2nd International Congress on Clinical Trials in Oncology and Hemato-Oncology (ICTO2018) took place earlier this week in Berlin. The […]
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Innovation in Action: Precision Promise Update
The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) is excited to launch Precision PromiseSM in the second half of 2018. Precision Promise […]
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5 Key Facts about PNETs
Last week, a new drug, Lutathera®, was approved by the FDA for the treatment of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs). But […]
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Lutathera® Drug Approved for Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
Today, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approved Lutathera® (lutetium-177 (177Lu)-Dotatate) for the treatment of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs), […]
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Clinical Trial Participant Encourages Patients to Actively Seek Clinical Trials
In September 2015, Earl Groce returned home to North Carolina after driving 5,500 miles cross-country for his first trip to […]
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Diverse Patient Participation Crucial for New Treatment Options
One of the most important topics of conversation around clinical trials is patient participation. When looking at the national enrollment […]
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Clinical Trials Awareness Month 2018
The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Urges All Pancreatic Cancer Patients to Consider Clinical Trial Enrollment Pancreatic Cancer Patients Who Participate […]
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9-Year Survivor Says Clinical Trials Saved His Life
Richard Blish, a nine-year pancreatic cancer survivor, was diagnosed in 2009 with a marginally resectable tumor and less than a […]
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The Critical Role of Patients in Clinical Trials
This year during National Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trials Awareness Month, we Demand Better. For Patients. For Survival. Matt Wilson, a […]
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Help Raise Awareness for Clinical Trials
January is National Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trials Awareness Month. Thanks to the community’s participation last year, the Pancreatic Cancer Action […]
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Keytruda Drug Is Science Breakthrough of the Year Runner-up
At the end of every year, Science magazine announces a Breakthrough of the Year – a discovery that revolutionized the […]
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Finding the Right Clinical Trial for You
Choosing a clinical trial on your own can be challenging. Some trial listings are out-of-date, and others require looking through […]
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Survey Highlights the Importance of Seeing Specialists
Published in the Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer, a recent survey of 150 oncologists showed a lack of compliance with evidence-based […]
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Going Beyond Standard of Care
Pancreatic cancer is difficult to treat. There are a few standard treatments, but there are additional options that we encourage […]
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Cancer Drugs in the News
An article published yesterday in Newsweek describes a European analysis that found cancer drugs are being approved without adequate evidence […]
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10 Tips to Help You Get Organized After Diagnosis
A pancreatic cancer diagnosis and the decisions that come after can feel overwhelming. But getting organized can help patients and […]
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Hispanics Losing Opportunities to Access Leading-Edge Treatments for Pancreatic Cancer
A news article originally published in USA Today explored the relatively low number of Hispanics who enroll in clinical trials […]
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Forbes Article Discusses Potential of PARP Inhibitors to Treat Certain Pancreatic Cancer Patients
The so-called breast cancer genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 were originally found to increase a woman’s risk of breast cancer when […]
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Discovery Channel Clinical Trials Series: Episode 3 – “Prognosis”
The final episode of a three-part documentary, First in Human, aired on Aug. 24, on Discovery. The six-hour series provided a […]
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Discovery Channel Clinical Trials Series: Episode 2 – “Treatment”
The second episode of the three-part Discovery documentary on clinical trials, First in Human, follows the gripping story of three […]
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Discovery Channel Takes In-Depth Look into Experimental Clinical Trials
The first episode of a three-part documentary, First in Human, debuted Aug. 10, on Discovery. The six-hour series provides a […]
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Report Shows Clinical Trial Misconceptions Prevail
Clinical trials are critical to advance treatment options, and pancreatic cancer patients who participate in clinical research have better outcomes. […]
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5 Things to Know About New Drug Keytruda
Editor’s note: At the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting on April 16, 2018, results of a clinical […]
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Racial Disparities Exist in Cancer Care, Research Shows
In 2009, Jennifer Tseng, MD, and her team were scouring a National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End results […]
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Meet Dr. Vince Picozzi, Chair of the Precision Promise Clinical Trial Consortium
Meet Vincent Picozzi, Jr., MD, director of the pancreaticobiliary program at the Floyd & Delores Jones Cancer Institute at Virginia […]
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Patient Central Is Here To Help You With Clinical Trials Information
Throughout National Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trials Awareness Month, you’ve received a lot of information. We’ve shared firsthand survivor stories, provided […]
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10 Questions to Ask About Clinical Trials
Pancreatic cancer patients who participate in clinical research have better outcomes. Every treatment available today was approved through a clinical […]
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Clinical Trials Are Recommended During Every Treatment Decision
Making treatment decisions may be overwhelming. We want to make sure you have the information you need, every step of […]
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January is National Pancreatic Cancer Trials Awareness Month
Pancreatic cancer patients who participate in clinical research have better outcomes. Every treatment available today was approved through a clinical […]
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What Are Some Alternatives to Standard Treatment?
It can be difficult to keep track of the different treatment options available for pancreatic cancer, and many patients are […]
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New Study of Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trials Reveals Opportunities for the Future
A rigorous analysis of 25 years’ worth of pancreatic cancer clinical trial data was published on June 6, 2016, in […]
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Grantee’s Early-Phase Immunotherapy Clinical Trial Shows Encouraging Results
Preliminary results from an early-phase immunotherapy clinical trial suggest that an innovative treatment could be effective for patients with locally-advanced or borderline-resectable pancreatic cancer.
Pancreatic Cancer Patients Encouraged to Consider Clinical Trial Enrollment
Pancreatic Cancer Patients Encouraged to Consider Clinical Trial Enrollment MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. – (January 6, 2016) — With no effective screening […]
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