Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory: Special Fibroblasts Help Pancreatic Cancer Cells Evade Immune Detection
June 13, 2019
June 13, 2019
COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, June 13 -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory issued the following news:
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the world. Mostly chemoresistant, PDAC so far has no effective treatment. Understanding the connective tissue, called stroma, that surrounds, nurtures, and even protects PDAC tumors, is key to developing effective therapeutics.
"PDAC patients are diagnosed really late, s . . .
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the world. Mostly chemoresistant, PDAC so far has no effective treatment. Understanding the connective tissue, called stroma, that surrounds, nurtures, and even protects PDAC tumors, is key to developing effective therapeutics.
"PDAC patients are diagnosed really late, s . . .