Sentences with phrase «pancreatic cancer research»

The technology promises to change the way pancreatic cancer research is done, offering a path to personalized treatment approaches in the future.

Dedicated to advancing pancreatic cancer research and providing support to patients and their families.

Because of these limitations, most pancreatic cancer research relies on genetically engineered mouse models of the disease, which can take up to one year to generate.

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We are keenly dependent on biostatisticians for ensuring that our clinical trials yield useful information for future generations of patients,» says Maitra, who is the scientific director for the Sheikh Ahmed Pancreatic Cancer Research Center.

«This research represents a big step forward in understanding why some tumors are more aggressive than others and being able to predict rationally which neoantigens will be the most effective at stimulating an immune response,» said Dr. Balachandran, a member of the David M. Rubenstein Center for Pancreatic Cancer Research at MSK, and corresponding author of the companion study in Nature.

The research discussed here was supported by The Lustgarten Foundation, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Association, the V Foundation, and the David Rubinstein Center for Pancreatic Cancer Research at MSKCC.

«Considering that Florida ranks second in the number of pancreatic cancer deaths that occur each year and the fact that pancreatic cancer is projected to surpass breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer and become the second leading cause of cancer deaths by 2030, we are thrilled that our state is committed to investing in pancreatic cancer research now,» said Permuth - Wey.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to Friends of St. James, 820 N. Arlington Heights Rd., Arlington Heights, IL 60004 or to ENH Pancreatic Cancer Research, 1603 Orrington, Suite 750, Evanston, IL 60201.

The work, funded by national charity Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund, uncovers new evidence that PAK4 plays a key role in enabling cancer cells to grow and to spread from the pancreas into other areas of the body, a process called metastasis.

«We hope to make this available to the entire pancreatic cancer research community,» says Tuveson.

«We now have a model for each stage in the progression of the disease,» says Chang - Il Hwang, Ph.D., one of the lead authors working in The Lustgarten Foundation's Pancreatic Cancer Research Lab at CSHL directed by Dr. Tuveson.

The Ralph Bates Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund has also supported the investigation.

NCCC's leading pancreatic cancer research experts highlight groundbreaking research projects and clinical trials underway for this challenging cancer, and offer thoughts on what the future holds.

They also discuss the need to fund such study and share details about an annual pancreatic cancer walk that benefits pancreatic cancer research at CINJ.

The Pancreatic Cancer Collective is driven to innovate and accelerate pancreatic cancer research so that all patients become long term survivors.

Diane Simeone, M.D., director of the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center's pancreatic cancer research program, recently offered tips to the Lustgarten Foundation about how patients can find the best care for them.

Heather Schofield, an M.D. / Ph.D. candidate in the Cellular and Molecular Biology Program, collected the image from a mouse model while conducting pancreatic cancer research.

«This is a watershed moment in the field of pancreatic cancer research,» said Dr. Sharp.

Penn Medicine's Pancreatic Cancer Research Center is a leading edge, translational research program that combines basic science research and clinical investigation.

Cancer Research UK has made it a priority area and are increasing our investment in pancreatic cancer research.

Funded by the UK charity, Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund, the UCL team, led by professor Stephen Neidle, conducted a small - scale trial, treating two groups of eight mice with pancreatic tumors with different doses of MM41 twice a week for 40 days (12 doses).

Their work offers the potential to change the way pancreatic cancer research is done, allowing scientists to interrogate the pathways driving this devastating disease while searching for new drug targets.

The Griffith Family Foundation's signature initiative is Sideline Cancer ®, which was started in 2012 by a motivated group of students to help advance pancreatic cancer research.

Robert Skorupski is a Spartan in Michigan territory and shares his story on how and why he decided to raise money for pancreatic cancer research at the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center.

This study was funded by Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council's Knowledge Transfer Network, the Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund, Cancer Research UK and Barts Charity.

Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund.

Maggie Blanks, Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund's CEO, said: «It's because of these bleak facts that our funding strategy focuses on finding and developing alternative, effective treatments for patients as well as finding a way to diagnose pancreatic cancer at an early stage.

As developing new treatments and early detection methods are the core focus of the Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund, we await further announcements with great anticipation.»

This research was supported by the National Institutes of Health, the US Department of Veterans Affairs, and Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research.

The study, funded by the Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund, examined the role of Hedgehog, whose usual job is to send signals to cells in embryos to divide and grow into the correct body parts.

Maggie Blanks, CEO of the Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund, said: «Professor Magee's findings add further weight to a growing body of evidence which points to Hedgehog signalling as an important driver of pancreatic cancer.

With a jointly funded $ 1.1 million grant provided by the Cancer Research Institute and the Lustgarten Foundation, the nation's largest private foundation dedicated solely to funding pancreatic cancer research, scientists at the University of Pennsylvania will begin clinical testing of this new immunotherapy, which they anticipate could dramatically improve patient health based on prior successes with another version of the therapy given to patients with advanced leukemia.

Kerri Kaplan is the President and CEO of the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research, America's largest private foundation dedicated to funding pancreatic cancer research.

The Lustgarten Foundation, the nation's largest private funder of pancreatic cancer research, established the new Distinguished Scholars initiative to identify and fund the best minds in research today to engage in pancreatic cancer research.

The Lustgarten Foundation is America's largest private foundation dedicated to funding pancreatic cancer research.

Cablevision Systems Corporation, a leading media and telecommunications company, underwrites The Lustgarten Foundation's administrative costs, so 100 percent of every dollar donated to the Foundation goes directly to pancreatic cancer research.

Editor's note: This is part of a series of blogs that focus on members of the Pancreatic Cancer Research Center.

The Pancreatic Cancer Collective will offer funding opportunities for pancreatic cancer research, such as Requests for Applications, Calls for Ideas or other similar mechanisms.

Read more about the Pancreatic Cancer Research Center including clinical trials that are available for all stages of pancreatic cancer.

Thanks to separate funding to support administrative expenses, 100 % of your donation goes directly to pancreatic cancer research

Editor's note: This is the first in a series of blogs that focus on members of the Pancreatic Cancer Research Center.

The first thing you notice about Diane Simeone, M.D., the Lazar J. Greenfield Professor of Surgery and director of the Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, is her tireless passion for finding better ways to detect and treat pancreatic cancer.

Dr. Simeone: What I'd like to see happen is more focus and funds for pancreatic cancer research.

Local high school students raise over $ 3,500 for pancreatic cancer research during the Long Island Pancreatic Cancer Research Walk...

The Lustgarten Foundation is a private organization that funds pancreatic cancer research.

He has also worked on the formation of the Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund Pancreas Tissue Bank.