New Test to Identify Harmful Pancreatic Cysts Kimmel Cancer Center scientists have developed a gene - based test to distinguish
precancerous pancreatic cysts from harmless cysts.
Not exact matches
Every family member with the paladin mutation developed
pancreatic cancer or
precancerous lesions.
It was a tragic family tradition passed down through four generations: Nine relatives died from
pancreatic cancer, and nine others developed
precancerous lesions.
They studied three groups of patients: those who were cancer - free, those diagnosed with
precancerous cystic lesions, and patients with
pancreatic cancer.
This Dream Team also seeks to develop a first - in - human vaccine to prevent or stop development of PDAC in individuals with an inherited predisposition, who have evidence of
precancerous changes in their pancreas and mutant KRAS gene in endoscopic
pancreatic juice samples.