Targeting The Spread of Pancreatic Cancer

Garvan Institute of Medical Research has published an article regarding the key to targeting the spread of pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic tumors consist of cancer cells that are interwoven with blood vessels and matrix fibers.

A team of international researchers has revealed how aggressive pancreatic cancer cells change their environment to enable easy passage to other parts of the body. This metastasis is the main cause of pancreatic cancer-related deaths.

Some pancreatic tumors produce a molecule called perlecan to remodel the environment around them that also helps the cancer cells to spread more easily to other parts …read more