News and Stories About targeted therapy
Treatments Based on Patient Biology
About one in four pancreatic cancer patients have changes in their tumor that suggest certain treatments may work particularly well […]
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How Know Your Tumor Has Helped These Survivors
A recent paper published in the prestigious journal Lancet Oncology showed that the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s (PanCAN) Know Your […]
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PanCAN’s Know Your Tumor Can Help Pancreatic Cancer Patients Live Longer
The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s (PanCAN) Know Your Tumor® precision medicine service can help pancreatic cancer patients live longer. Know […]
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Stage IV Survivor Doing Well Thanks to Clinical Trial
Editor’s note: January is Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trials Awareness Month. Today we share the experience of a stage IV pancreatic […]
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5 Things to Know About New Pancreatic Cancer Drug Lynparza
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the treatment Lynparza® (olaparib) for use in a group of pancreatic cancer […]
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Stage IV Survivor’s Ongoing Clinical Trial Success
Editor’s note: Want to be inspired? Keep reading for a new update on Earl Groce, a stage IV pancreatic cancer […]
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Lynparza Approved for Pancreatic Cancer Patients Identified by Testing
Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the targeted therapy Lynparza® (olaparib) for the treatment of patients who […]
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2019 Year in Review: Progress in Research
Editor’s note: This article kicks off our 2019 Year in Review series – highlighting the research advancements that you – […]
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Survivor Gains Some Control with Targeted Treatment
Editor’s note: Mary Fox passed away in January 2020. We are grateful she allowed her story to be shared. In […]
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Grantee Finds New Pancreatic Cancer Drug Target
The goal of cancer treatment is to identify – and attack – vulnerabilities that make cancer cells different from healthy […]
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5 Things to Know about BRCA Mutations and Pancreatic Cancer
Editor’s note: We originally published this blog in 2017. Since then, there have been new developments related to BRCA and […]
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34-year-old Survivor Responds Well to Targeted Therapy
When Adam Deal was getting ready for his fraternity brother’s wedding in September 2017, he found himself “practically swimming” in […]
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PNET Survivor Receives ‘Gift’ Through Molecular Profiling
The morning of Feb. 5, 2016, started like many for Gail. She got up early and headed to the gym […]
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Years Later, Stage IV Survivor Continues Mission to Spread Hope and Create Memories
The name Earl Groce may sound familiar to you. In January 2018, the then two-and-a-half-year survivor lent his voice during […]
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Young Mom with Pancreatic Cancer Advocates for Herself
When Allison Perlis of Potomac, Md., first began experiencing symptoms of pancreatic cancer in early 2017, she dismissed them as […]
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2018 Year in Review: Top 10 Pancreatic Cancer News Stories
Editor’s note: Today’s edition of the 2018 Year in Review series features the 10 most popular news stories on the […]
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2018 Year in Review: Progress in Research, Part 1
Editor’s note: Welcome to the first article in our 2018 Year in Review series! Over the next couple weeks, we’ll […]
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New Cancer Drug Approved Based on Molecular Profiling
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Vitrakvi® (larotrectinib) today for the treatment of any locally advanced or metastatic solid tumor, […]
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Read How Allison Got on the Right Track
Editor’s note: Allison Lippman got on the Right Track. Learn more. Before Allison Lippman of Dallas met her now-husband, she […]
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Meet Our 2018 Research Grantees: Translational Awards
This year, the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) awarded eight prestigious research grants to scientists and clinicians in the United […]
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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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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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PanCAN’s Precision Medicine Results Featured at Major Meeting
The 2018 Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancers Symposium is taking place in San Francisco, Jan. 18 to 20. The meeting brings together […]
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2017 Year in Review: Top 10 News Stories
Editor’s note: This article is another installment in our “Year in Review” series recapping the year’s top stories in pancreatic […]
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2017 Year in Review: Progress in Research, Part 1
Editor’s note: This article is the first in our “Year in Review” series recapping the year’s top stories in pancreatic […]
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Discovery of Rare Mutation Gives Survivor Options, Hope
Akshay Mehta, MD, was in the middle of performing an orthopedic surgery when his first pancreatic cancer symptom arose. “I […]
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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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Studying How a New Immunotherapy Works in Each Patient
Thanks to the generosity of donors, we awarded our largest-ever grant of $2 million in 2016 to accelerate a large-scale […]
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Critical Clues Toward Targeting KRAS Mutations
Two new research studies offer encouraging steps toward developing effective therapies to target the notoriously challenging RAS mutations. About 95 […]
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