FDA approves new pancreatic cancer drug that could extend patients' lives
Patients taking the first-of-a-kind pill, called daraxonrasib, lived for a median of 13.2 months compared with 6.7 months for chemotherapy recipients, studies showed.
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Patients taking the first-of-a-kind pill, called daraxonrasib, lived for a median of 13.2 months compared with 6.7 months for chemotherapy recipients, studies showed.
A new drug to treat pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest cancers, could change the lives of patients and families. Dr. Audrey Kam of Rush University Medical Center explains this new medication and what to expect.
The medication is helping pancreatic cancer patients survive nearly as twice as long compared with chemotherapy.
Northwestern scientists said they found pancreatic cancer cells play a trick on a person's immune system by wearing a sugar cloak to disguise themselves as a healthy cell.
Northwestern's study found the new treatment works in mice. The next step is to see if it works in humans, and they are working as quickly as they can to get there.
Edgar died on Sunday from complications of pancreatic cancer.
His son said retired municipal court Chief Judge Frank Caprio died on Wednesday after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
He served as Illinois governor from 1991 to 1999.
The former governor, who served from 1991 to 1999, is thanking people for their prayers and support.
Alex Timchak and his doctors agree that anyone facing a critical health issue should get a second opinion.
Getting a second opinion made all the difference for Dr. Alex Timchak of River Forest—who was found to have pancreatic cancer, but is now cancer-free.
The Whipple procedure, which removes part of the pancreas, intestine and gallbladder, is the standard for pancreatic cancer. But one candidate got a minimally invasive approach. A robotically-assisted surgery performed by Dr. Aaron Sasson the director of the Pancreatic Cancer Center at Stony Brook Medicine.
