Revolutionising treatment for people with pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer is notorious for being highly aggressive and difficult to treat. Survival rates for this disease have barely improved at all in the last four decades, with only five per cent of patients in England still alive five years after their diagnosis.
To improve the odds against this disease, Dr Sadanandam is looking to find effective, personalised treatment strategies, by leveraging the power of artificial intelligence (AI) in combination with experimental and clinical studies. His goal is to identify distinct subtypes of pancreatic cancer and then use this information to tailor treatment for each patient.
Harnessing cutting-edge technologies and therapies
We are also making progress in understanding and treating rarer cancers which are often complex and poorly understood. Dr Paul Huang is improving our understanding of sarcomas, which has the potential to lead to new personalised treatments. He has also found that AI could be more effective than a traditional biopsy, at grading the aggressiveness of a very rare type of sarcoma.
And Dr Astero Klampatsa is pioneering immunotherapies for mesothelioma and lung cancer – offering the promise of new treatment options for these patients.
Yvonne was diagnosed with stage 4 ALK-positive lung cancer in 2021. Being matched to the right targeted therapy was crucial - giving Yvonne precious time with her family. Read Yvonne's blog on her treatment journey.
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