Survivors celebrate beating cancer Years ago, an insurance agent recommended Norwalk resident Orville Platt and his wife, Paula, buy cancer insurance. For Paula, such a move made sense: Her father died of pancreatic cancer, establishing a family history. Read more on Norwalk Reflector Share and Enjoy:
Infinity Pharmaceuticals initiates Phase 1b/2 trial of IPI-926 Hedgehog pathway inhibitor for pancreatic cancer Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an innovative drug discovery and development company, today announced that it has initiated a randomized Phase 1b/2 clinical trial evaluating IPI-926, its novel, oral Hedgehog pathway inhibitor, in combination with gemcitabine in patients with pancreatic cancer. Read more [...]
Inflammation marker related to obesity is elevated in patients with pancreatic cancer The levels of an inflammatory chemokine were significantly elevated in patients with pancreatic cancer who were extremely obese, according to research conducted by scientists at the Jefferson Pancreatic, Biliary and Related Cancers Center. They presented their data at the 5th Annual Academic Surgical [...]