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pat_k

(13,146 posts)
83. I am so, so, so sorry to hear you have been hit...
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 11:59 AM
7 hrs ago

...with this terrible news.

I am sure you have already looked into it, but there are many clinical trials for pancreatic cancer underway. Your oncologist is probably aware of anything promising in your area. Or you can explore centers in your area on your own. For example, here in Seattle, Fred Hutchinson in involved in research involving targeted drugs and genetically modified immune-cell therapies.

Clinicaltrials.gov is more of a scattershot approach, but clinicaltrials.gov results can be narrowed by applying filters like "recruiting" "interventional" "phase X" location, age, and adding "stage X" as a keyword. And then there are sponsors, like the Pancreatic Action Network https://pancan.org/research/





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Words fail, except I hope you are wrong. Easterncedar Yesterday #1
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I am so, so, so sorry to hear you have been hit... pat_k 7 hrs ago #83
Thank you for the information! Laurelin 4 hrs ago #130
Wishing you all the best on this difficult journey. pat_k 3 hrs ago #145
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There are no words to express how sorry I am to read this Grim Chieftain Yesterday #11
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Not in the way that counts. Kid Berwyn Yesterday #50
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You are more alive, more human, than he will ever be. nt BootinUp 4 hrs ago #139
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