Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced final results from the pivotal phase III NAPOLI-1 study validating the use of ONIVYDE (irinotecan liposome injection) in combination with fluorouracil (5-FU) and leucovorin, which represents a new standard of care for patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (mPDAC) following treatment with gemcitabine-based therapy.
Researchers at the University of California San Diego and La Jolla Institute of Immunology have discovered a promising treatment approach for pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest and most treatment-resistant forms of cancer. The approach leverages the body’s natural immune response to cytomegalovirus, a common but typically harmless virus that most people are infected with at some point in their lives.
