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Internal pressure makes pancreatic tumors hard to treat

Internal pressure makes pancreatic tumors hard to treat

The blood vessel-crushing, chemo-blocking pressure inside pancreatic tumors is almost entirely due to water trapped in gel form, study shows
Hutch NewsMay 10, 2016
Cancer deaths drop overall, but now top cause in many states

Cancer deaths drop overall, but now top cause in many states

Early detection, better treatments contributed to 23 percent decline in two decades, report shows
Hutch NewsJanuary 07, 2016
Immunotherapy for pancreatic cancer boosts survival more than 75 percent in mice, study finds

Immunotherapy for pancreatic cancer boosts survival more than 75 percent in mice, study finds

Therapy using engineered immune cells offers promise for the ‘disease that desperately needs something new’
Hutch NewsOctober 29, 2015
Immunotherapy for pancreatic cancer boosts survival by more than 75% in mice

Immunotherapy for pancreatic cancer boosts survival by more than 75% in mice

Human trials are planned within the next year
News ReleasesOctober 29, 2015
New treatment doubles progression-free survival in some pancreatic cancer patients

New treatment doubles progression-free survival in some pancreatic cancer patients

Enzyme lowers pressure inside tumors, allows chemotherapy in
Hutch NewsMay 29, 2015
PBS filmmaker: ‘We’re at a threshold moment’

PBS filmmaker: ‘We’re at a threshold moment’

‘Emperor of All Maladies’ director, Hutch researchers and a cancer survivor preview the upcoming cancer documentary
Hutch NewsMarch 18, 2015
Sorting out the truth about aspirin

Sorting out the truth about aspirin

Aspirin may cut pancreatic cancer risk, but should everyone take it?
Hutch NewsJune 27, 2014