Pancreatic cancer: Dodging immunosuppression

Nature Reviews Cancer 16, 480 (2016). doi:10.1038/nrc.2016.80 Author: Sarah Seton-Rogers Jiang et al. show that inhibition of focal adhesion kinase (FAK) reduces immunosuppression and fibrosis in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and can improve the efficacy of both chemotherapy and immunotherapy in PDAC mouse models.

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Source: Nature Reviews Cancer - July 24, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Sarah Seton-Rogers Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research