Biomarkers For Pancreatic Cancer To Be Tested In Multi-drug Collaborative Study

Patient advocacy group is spearheading the genomics-driven trial, which will assess if stratification may finally be possible in pancreatic cancer.

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A large upcoming collaborative trial spearheaded by the non-profit Pancreatic Cancer Action Network will take advantage of new insights about pancreatic cancer to test drugs, including combinations, targeted to disease subtypes.

The trial – set to start in Spring 2017 – will include a range of standard-of-care drugs and investigational therapies,...

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