Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

Immunotherapy options like CAR T-cell therapy and antigen-presenting cell-directed agents are currently being evaluated in the pancreatic cancer field.

Pancreatic cancer is projected to become the second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths by 2030 in the United States.

The incorporation of palliative care specific to mental health services and therapy remains underutilized in the care of patients with pancreatic cancer.

Differences in pancreatic cancer responses to treatment elicits a need to better educate patients on expectations in treatment, particularly chemotherapy.

Increasing patient awareness of modifiable risk factors for pancreatic cancer may help mitigate incidence of pancreatic cancers.

It may be crucial to test every patient for markers such as BRAF V600E mutations, NRG1 fusions, and KRAS G12C mutations to help manage pancreatic cancers.

Tanios S. Bekaii-Saab, MD, emphasizes the idea of moving targeted therapies to earlier lines of treatment to further improve outcomes in pancreatic cancer.

The 18-month overall survival rate with the mitazalimab combination in OPTIMIZE-1 exceeds a historical rate achieved with FOLFIRINOX alone.

The updated Prescription Drug User Fee Act date for zenocutuzumab in these indications is February 4, 2025.

Study data show that no patient with a response required opioids after a 24-hour post-procedure follow-up.