Research points to a new treatment for pancreatic cancer

Tuesday, May 3, 2016 - 15:40 in Health & Medicine

Researchers have shown how controlling cholesterol metabolism in pancreatic cancer cells reduces metastasis, pointing to a potential new treatment using drugs previously developed for atherosclerosis. “We show for the first time that if you control the cholesterol metabolism you could reduce pancreatic cancer spread to other organs,” said Ji-Xin Cheng, a professor in Purdue University’s […]

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