Scientists Discover New Target in Potential Pancreatic Cancer Treatment (UF Health)
UF researchers helped find a promising new way to attack and kill pancreatic cancer cells by identifying an overlooked weak spot on a protein that supercharges the lethal cancer’s growth.
UF Discovery Could Lead to Earlier Pancreatic Cancer Treatments
Pancreatic cancer’s stealth-like nature has the attention of University of Florida scientists, who have discovered a way to reverse a key cellular process involved in its progression.
National Effort to Hasten Treatments for Those With Pancreatic Cancer Enrolling Patients at UF Health
A novel clinical trial platform that aims to accelerate treatment discoveries for people battling pancreatic cancer is now enrolling patients at 15 sites nationwide, including the University of Florida Health Cancer Center. An initiative of the national nonprofit organization Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, or PanCAN, Precision PromiseSM began development in 2016. The UF Health Cancer Center is the […]
Sun BioPharma, Inc. Receives FDA Fast Track Designation for SBP-101
UF startup Sun BioPharma, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing disruptive therapeutics for the treatment of patients with pancreatic cancer, announced receipt of Fast Track Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its lead product, SBP-101, being developed for first-line treatment of patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) when administered in […]