Metastatic Disease Content

Researchers Identify Protein Linked to Metastasis in Pancreatic Cancer

Andy Fell — February 02, 2024 - 9:00am

Pancreatic cancer is the No. 3 cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, and only 12% of patients survive five years after being diagnosed. Severe pancreatic cancer is associated with metastasis, and it is this spread of secondary tumors that usually causes death, but little is known about the molecular mechanisms that drive metastasis.

Changes in Surface Sugarlike Molecules Help Cancer Metastasize

Andy Fell — March 24, 2020 - 2:45pm

Changes in a specific type of sugarlike molecule, or glycan, on the surface of cancer cells help them to spread into other tissues, according to researchers at the University of California, Davis. Published March 23 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the work could lead to diagnostic tests and new therapies to slow or stop the spread of cancers.