Angela Alistar, an oncologist and expert on
pancreatic cancer for Atlantic Health, will be the principal investigator on the first study and the local investigator for the other three.View the full article from NJBIZ at http://www.njbiz.com/article/20180709/NJBIZ01/180709853/atlantic-health-chosen-for-clinical-trials-of-pancreatic-cancer-meds.
Nagpal and his team conducted a study that included 46 patients: 16 patients with
pancreatic cancer (5 with LSDM, 5 with NOD, and 6 without diabetes mellitus); 15 patients with T2DM (9 with LSDM and 6 with NOD); and 15 controls matched for age and body mass index.
In another group of patients and controls, researchers plotted blood sugars of nearly 600 patients with
pancreatic cancer just prior to surgical removal of cancer.
Overall, 30% of enrolled patients had a change in their clinical care as a result of their genomic data, including the recommendation for some patients that family members consider genetic testing due to a potential inherited predisposition to
pancreatic cancer.
Almost half of all new
pancreatic cancer cases are diagnosed in people over 75, and it is uncommon in people under 40.
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This method which exemplifies how single-cell analysis can identify CSCs might be applied to other cancers, including
pancreatic cancer.
As part of the partnership, the Braehead side's home game on Sunday, March 29 against the Nottingham Panthers, will be the club's designated
Pancreatic Cancer Night which will see the Clan wear limited edition jerseys that will be available following the game for auction, in support of the charity.
Release date- 14082019 - Professor Maeve Lowery, Trinity's recently appointed Professor of Translational Cancer Medicine, is the recipient of a recent award from the
Pancreatic Cancer Research Foundation (UK) which will fund her research over the coming three years into the treatment of patients with
pancreatic cancer.