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New Clinical Study Aims To Detect Pancreatic Cancer Earlier in At-Risk Patients

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Certain people with chronic pancreatitis are at a high risk of getting pancreatic cancer. In fact, people with pancreatitis and PRSS1 mutations (also known as hereditary pancreatitis) should get screened for pancreatic cancer every year. Unfortunately, for now, there isn’t a test to detect pancreatic cancer early on. To screen for pancreatic cancer, doctors currently …

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New Clinical Trial Testing a Repurposing Drug, Proglumide, Aims to Treat Pain in Chronic Pancreatitis

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Acute pancreatitis, a life-threatening condition, occurs suddenly and is often idiopathic (meaning, for unknown reasons). Although treatment specific to the disease is lacking, it usually resolves with proper clinical management. Multiple episodes may occur over time, leading to recurrent acute pancreatitis, which can eventually lead to chronic pancreatitis. Chronic pancreatitis is irreversible inflammatory and fibrotic …

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New Collaboration with Johns Hopkins to Treat Pancreatitis Pain

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Mission: Cure has provided initial funding to Johns Hopkins Medicine to launch the new Pancreatitis Pain Research Center. Mission: Cure will work with Johns Hopkins to establish the Pancreatitis Pain Research Program. Visit Program Website The Goals for the Pancreatitis Pain Program are: To study and treat specific types of pain associated with chronic pancreatitis …

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