The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to daraxonrasib, an oral therapy being developed by Revolution Medicines to treat…
Pancreatic cancer
PANCREATIC CANCER
November shines a spotlight on pancreatic cancer awareness
November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, and advocates nationwide are hosting events to unite the community and raise awareness about the condition. For this year’s…
PANCREATIC CANCER
Tango plans pivotal trial of vopimetostat for pancreatic cancer
Following new, positive data from a Phase 1/2 clinical study, Tango Therapeutics is planning to launch a pivotal trial to test its therapy candidate…
PANCREATIC CANCER
Treatment extends pancreatic cancer survival to 2 years: Trial data
Six of 10 pancreatic cancer patients treated with the investigational drug certepetide along with chemotherapy prior to surgery were alive two years later, according…
PANCREATIC CANCER
All main goals hit in trial testing AlphaMedix for pancreatic cancer
A Phase 2 clinical trial testing Sanofi‘s therapy candidate AlphaMedix (212Pb-DOTAMTATE) in people with a certain type of pancreatic cancer has hit all its…
PANCREATIC CANCER
Utidelone now FDA orphan drug after promising cancer trial results
Biostar Pharma’s experimental therapy utidelone has been granted orphan drug status for pancreatic cancer by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The…
PANCREATIC CANCER
Atebimetinib yields ‘extraordinary’ results in pancreatic cancer trial
An experimental cancer therapy known as atebimetinib is delivering “extraordinary” results for patients with pancreatic cancer. New data from an ongoing Phase 2a clinical…
PANCREATIC CANCER
New blood test detects multiple cancers at early stages
A new blood test capable of detecting multiple cancers at earlier, more treatable stages is now available in the U.S. for $689, its developer said.
PANCREATIC CANCER
Rapid spread of rare pancreatic cancer to liver detailed in report
A rapidly growing pancreatic signet ring cell adenocarcinoma, a rare and aggressive type of pancreatic cancer, was reported to have spread to the liver…
PANCREATIC CANCER
Chemical in cigarette smoke drives pancreatic cancer: Study
A chemical in cigarette smoke can increase the odds of developing pancreatic cancer by changing the immune system’s activity. That’s according to a new…
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