All Posts: pancreatic cancer

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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

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Professor Makes Strides in Pancreatic Cancer Detection and Treatment

December 19, 2025

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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

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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

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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

November 4, 2021

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Mechanism for How Pancreatic Cancer Evades Immunotherapy Elucidated

January 28, 2021

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Disrupting the Cellular Process That Promotes Pancreatic Cancer’s Deadly Growth

December 8, 2020

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Revealing the Molecular Engine That Drives Pancreatic Cancer Provides Ways to Turn It Off

August 22, 2019

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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