All Posts: pancreatic cancer
10 Articles
- News Release
Reversing Immune Suppression in Pancreatic Cancer Could Lead to Novel Therapies
Georgetown Lombardi researchers discovered that when pancreatic cancer cells send out tiny particles that are packed with certain microRNA molecules, nearby immune cells called…
January 20, 2026
- GUMC Stories
Professor Makes Strides in Pancreatic Cancer Detection and Treatment
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December 19, 2025
- News Release
Experimental Therapy Shows Promise in Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trial
Clinicians at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center reported promising preliminary findings based on outcomes in the first six patients with metastatic…
June 1, 2024
- GUMC Stories
Could a Georgetown Lab Finding Lead to New Treatment in Pancreatic Cancer?
For the first time, new research by Georgetown scientists shows potential to make immunotherapy effective in pancreatic cancer by combining it with a drug that makes cancer cells…
February 2, 2024
- GUMC Stories
Ruesch Symposium Participants Encourage Patients to Consider Clinical Trials
Held by the Ruesch Center for the Cure of Gastrointestinal Cancers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Ruesch Symposium brings together researchers,,…
December 4, 2022
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Experimental Drug Boosts Immunotherapy Effectiveness in Pancreatic Cancer in Mice
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November 4, 2021
- News Release
Disrupting the Cellular Process That Promotes Pancreatic Cancer’s Deadly Growth
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December 8, 2020
- News Release
Revealing the Molecular Engine That Drives Pancreatic Cancer Provides Ways to Turn It Off
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August 22, 2019
- GUMC Stories
Facing a Difficult Diagnosis, Why One Patient Chooses to Confront Cancer at Georgetown Lombardi
(March 7, 2019) — While living in Chattanooga, Tenn., Adam Skipper was one of the primary caregivers for his 69-year-old mother before pancreatic cancer took her life. In…
March 7, 2019