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Siteman receives $10.9M SPORE grant for pancreatic cancer research

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Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis received a Specialized Programs of Research Excellence, or SPORE, grant from NCI to support research and clinical trials aimed at improving therapies for pancreatic cancer.

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