Insights: Pancreatic Cancer — Designing new treatments for a deadly cancer - Sanford Burnham Prebys
Event

Pancreatic Cancer

Designing new treatments for a deadly cancer

DateNov 17, 2021
Time1:00-2:00PM PT
Location
Zoom
Get Directions

Pancreatic cancer remains one of the deadliest cancers for which there is no current effective treatment.

Only one in ten people survive longer than five years, according to the American Cancer Society, and its incidence is on the rise. It is predicted to become the second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S. by 2030.

Join Cosimo Commisso, PhD, Director of the Cell and Molecular Biology of Cancer Program at Sanford Burnham Prebys, and learn about promising research breakthroughs toward effective treatments for pancreatic cancer:

  • Learn about the Commisso lab’s original research on the way nutrient metabolism in pancreatic tumors supports tumor growth and spread. Drugs that target cancer metabolism may help starve tumors to death
  • Understand how disrupting the pH balance of pancreatic cells can promote cancer cell death—a novel research approach to treating pancreatic cancer
  • Hear about two novel cancer drug discovery projects that hold promise to help stop pancreatic cancer in its tracks

Don’t miss this chance to connect and have your questions answered!
 

Event recording


profile photo


Cosimo Commisso, PhD

Director and Associate Professor

Cell and Molecular Biology of Cancer Program

NCI-Designated Cancer Center

Sanford Burnham Prebys


herve-tiriac_p


Hervé Tiriac, PhD

Assistant Research Scientist

UC San Diego Health

Moores Cancer Center


yijuan-zhang_p


Yijuan Zhang, PhD

Postdoctoral Associate, Commisso Laboratory

NCI-designated Cancer Center

Sanford Burnham Prebys