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AACR is deeply concerned that proposed OMB regulations would disrupt the process for awarding federal research grants, severely weakening a program that has supported American medical innovation for decades. Learn more: brnw.ch/21x3LeY#UnitedByCancerResearch
Conference cochairs @EileenMOReilly and Colin D. Weekes joined Christoph Benedikt Westphalen and Tanios Bekaii-Saab to discuss "Smarter Clinical Trials and Precision Development" in a plenary session at #AACRpan26. @BenWestphalen@GIcancerDoc
Register by September 30 to get the lowest available rates for the EORTC-NCI-AACR Symposium on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics (November 18-20; Barcelona, Spain), chaired by Elena Garralda, Ryan Corcoran, and Tim Greten. Learn more:
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The final day of the AACR Conference on New Frontiers in the Biology of and Therapeutic Development for Pancreatic Cancer will feature sessions on tumor ecosystems and improved clinical trials.
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Lola Fashoyin-Aje, Thomas George, and Daniel Alexander King addressed ""Accelerating First-in-Human Oncology Trials Through Regulatory Innovation"" during a special #AACRpan26 panel discussion moderated by Diane M. Simeone.
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RAS Inhibition: Response, Resistance, and Rational Combinations—
Kenneth Olive, Arsen Osipov, Rosalie Sears, Richard Ebright, and Qingxiang Lin addressed this topic in a plenary at the AACR Conference on Pancreatic Cancer.
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This week in cancer news: An FDA committee votes to support a blood-based multi-cancer early detection test, a treatment combination is approved for advanced HR-positive breast cancer, and more. brnw.ch/21x604m
The Desmoplastic and Neural Microenvironment of Pancreatic Cancer: Andreas Trumpp, Nina Steele, Min Li, Noor Shakfa, and Joshua H. Choe addressed this topic in a plenary session at the AACR Conference on Pancreatic Cancer.
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Kate Ryan, Joo Kyung Park, Daniel Alexander King, Enrique Velázquez Villareal, and Jifan Gao discussed "Integrating AI and Multi-Omics in Precision Cancer Modeling" in a #AACRpan26 plenary session moderated by Colin D. Weekes. @Enrique_VelVi@DrDanielKing
#AACRFellows Kevan M. Shokat, PhD, FAACR was presented with the 2026 Stephenson Global Prize for research in pancreatic cancer and delivered his award lecture this afternoon during the AACR Conference on Pancreatic Cancer.
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From Detection to Interception: Redefining the Earliest Stages of Pancreatic Cancer—#AACRpan26 cochair Diane M. Simeone, Ben Z. Stanger, Nuria Mallats, Raymond Wadlow, and @SaharNissim addressed this topic in a plenary at the AACR Conference on Pancreatic Cancer.
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The first full day of the AACR Conference on Pancreatic Cancer begins soon, featuring sessions on integrating AI in cancer modeling and detecting and intercepting early stage cancer. #AACRpan26
Wired for Innervation: Modeling the Neural Niche in PDAC—
Eileen Carpenter addressed this topic in a Rising Star Keynote at the AACR Conference on Pancreatic Cancer.
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Andrew J. Aguirre discussed "Targeting RAS in Pancreatic Cancer" in a keynote lecture to open the AACR Conference on New Frontiers in the Biology of and Therapeutic Development for Pancreatic Cancer.
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#AACRpan26 cochair Diane M. Simeone welcomed attendees to the AACR Conference on New Frontiers in the Biology of and Therapeutic Development for Pancreatic Cancer this evening in San Diego.
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The AACR Conference on New Frontiers in the Biology of and Therapeutic Development for Pancreatic Cancer opens this evening in San Diego with a keynote lecture by Andrew J. Aguirre. #AACRpan26
The @US_FDA approved a combination of the targeted therapies belzutifan and lenvatinib for adults with advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma who were previously treated with a PD-1 or PD-L1 inhibitor: brnw.ch/21x5YjA
The Bosarge Family Foundation-Waun Ki Hong Scholar Award for Regenerative Cancer Medicine provides $120,000 over 2 years to support fellows conducting research to enhance the physiology of cancer survivors through regenerative medicine. Apply by Nov 18:
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Register by October 27 to get the lowest rates for the AACR Conference on Advances in the Pathogenesis and Immune Therapies of Liver Cancer (December 6-8; Austin, Texas), chaired by Richard S. Finn, Josep M. Llovet, and Jessica Zucman-Rossi.
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After learning she had the BRCA1 mutation, Carolyn Searles took preventative action but was later diagnosed with breast cancer while pregnant. Last week, she joined the #RallyForMedicalResearch and shared her story. Learn more on the #AACRBlog: brnw.ch/21x5Y7A#FundNIH