IU receives $2M gift supporting lung, pancreatic cancer research

Project Purple announces research grant to sustain pancreatic cancer studies that have been disrupted by federal funding policy changes

Project Purple, a national nonprofit dedicated to empowering the fight against pancreatic cancer, is launching the Pancreatic Cancer Research Recovery Support Grant. The initiative provides up to two years of bridge or rescue funding for promising pancreatic cancer research projects that were disrupted due to administrative funding policy changes at major federal agencies such as the NIH, the Department of Defense, or the National Science Foundation.

September 26, 2025

Vol.51 No.35

In Brief

Yale receives renewed lung cancer SPORE grant from NCI

Yale Cancer Center’s Specialized Program of Research Excellence in Lung Cancer was awarded a renewal grant from NCI for year 11 of the program.

September 19, 2025

Vol.51 No.34

Clinical Roundup

Libtayo + chemo shows significant improvement in OS for advanced NSCLC, phase III EMPOWER-Lung 3 trial shows

Libtayo (cemiplimab) plus chemotherapy demonstrates a more than double five-year overall survival rate of 19.4%, compared to 8.8% with chemotherapy alone, according to late-breaking data from exploratory analyses at World Conference on Lung Cancer.

September 19, 2025

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Clinical Roundup

Oral microbes linked to increased risk of pancreatic cancer

Twenty-seven species of bacteria and fungi, among the hundreds that live in people’s mouths, have been collectively tied to a 3.5 times greater risk of developing pancreatic cancer, according to a study led by NYU Langone Health and its Perlmutter Cancer Center.

September 19, 2025

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Clinical Roundup

Researchers identify key enzyme that pancreatic cancer cells need to obtain vital metabolic nutrients

A team of scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys and the University of Zurich in Switzerland identified a specific phosphoinositide kinase called PI5P4Kα as critical to supporting the unique demands of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cells.

September 19, 2025

Vol.51 No.34

Breaking barriers in lung cancer research

The fight against lung cancer is evolving, with groundbreaking research shedding light on the intricate interplay between biology, environment, and health disparities.

September 12, 2025

Vol.51 No.33

By Loretta Erhunmwunsee