Drug Shows Promising Results in Pancreatic Cancer!

[PCUK Nurse Jeni]

Hi,

At the recent ASCO (American Society of Clinical Oncology) conference, announcements were made about the drug ABRAXANE (Nab-Paclitaxel) and its use in metastatic pancreatic cancer. Results of clinical trials showed some promising benefit from the drug, when combined with gemcitabine.

You can read more about this here:

http://www.pancreaticcancer.org.uk/about-us/media-centre/press-releases-and-comments/cancer-drug-extends-survival-in-patients-with-advanced-pancreatic-cancer-by-nearly-two-months

We look forward to hearing more about this, and in particular, its licencing for use in the UK.

Support Team.