Pancreatic cancer: who works on it

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• All targets
• KRAS 66
• PD-1 39
• TP53 4
• mTOR 0
• PI3K 0
• STAT3 0
• PD-L1 20
• CLDN18 21
• EGFR 11
• RAS 17
• BRCA2 8
• AKT 0
• BRCA1 10
• ERK 0
• MAPK 1
• PARP 9
• STING 0
• HER2 13
• MYC 0
• YAP 0
• MEK 5
• PALB2 9
• CTLA-4 9
• VEGF 3
• AMPK 0
• ATM 3
• CD40 2
• CXCR4 0
• HIF-1 0
• JNK 0
• NRF2 0
• CDKN2A 3
• GLP-1 2
• NRAS 5
• PRMT5 6
• IL-6 0
• PPAR 0
• PTEN 0
• BCL-2 0
• FAK 1
• IL-15 1
• JAK 0
• TROP2 3
• BRAF 2
• MET 2
• B7-H3 2
• CDK4/6 0
• CTNNB1 0
• FGFR 1
• HSP90 0
• HDAC 0
• KEAP1 1
• CD47 0
• METTL3 0
• MUC1 3
• AXL 1
• CCR5 0
• HER3 1
• HMGB1 1
• NTRK 1

24 of 2,220 institutions, ordered by recent publications and open trials. This is not a ranking of quality.

Funded research projects that name this disease in their title, terms or summary and have not ended yet: who is funded, where, how much and until when. Organisations only; the funder's page has the details.

• NIH NCI · F31

  Assessing autophagic dependencies in the context of RAS inhibition in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

  Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill· Chapel Hill, United States· US$37,011 awarded in fiscal year 2026· until Sept 2029

• FDA · R01

  Safety and Efficacy of a Multi-Tumor-Associated Antigen-Specific T Cell Therapy in Pancreatic Cancer Patients

  Marker Therapeutics, Inc.· Houston, United States· US$645,493 awarded in fiscal year 2026· until Aug 2030

• NIH NIAMS · R21

  Nuclear Receptors In Cancer Cachexia

  University of Texas Hlth Sci Ctr Houston· Houston, United States· US$200,604 awarded in fiscal year 2026· until Jul 2028

• NIH NCI · U01

  The role of circadian gene regulation in pancreatic cancer progression and immune evasion

  University of Rochester· Rochester, United States· US$626,555 awarded in fiscal year 2026· until Aug 2031

• NIH NIAMS · R56

  Mitochondrial permeability transition in cancer cachexia

  University of Florida· Gainesville, United States· US$307,000 awarded in fiscal year 2026· until Aug 2027

• European Commission (Horizon Europe) · HORIZON-ERC

  Immunity under Pressure: Mapping Compression Driven Tumor–Immune Rewiring to Potentiate Immunotherapy in Pancreatic Cancer (MechanoImmunoMap)

  University of Cyprus· Nicosia, Cyprus· EU contribution €1,500,000· until Jan 2032

• European Commission (Horizon Europe) · HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF

  Glycoengineering for Immune Modulation in Precision Anti-Cancer Therapies (GlycoIMPACT)

  Universitat Wien· Wien, Austria· EU contribution €230,185· until Dec 2028· 2 countries

  The disease is named only in the funder's project summary, not in the title.

• European Commission (Horizon Europe) · HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-DN

  Next-Generation Radiopharmaceuticals for Glioblastoma and Pancreatic Cancer: A 3D Perspective (radio3D)

  Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas· Madrid, Spain· EU contribution €4,366,500· until Dec 2030· 9 countries

• European Commission (Horizon Europe) · HORIZON-ERC

  Evoking anti-tumor immunity in pancreatic cancer (Evoke-PDAC)

  Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum Heidelberg· Heidelberg, Germany· EU contribution €2,497,125· until Dec 2031

• European Commission (Horizon Europe) · HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-SE

  EXPLORING THE MECHANISM OF METASTASIS/DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TESTS TO ENROLL CIRCULATING TUMOR CELLS (CTCs) INTO CLINICAL PRACTICE (CTC4CLINIC)

  Panepistimio Patron· Rio Patras, Greece· EU contribution €796,590· until Dec 2030· 7 countries

10 of 864 running projects, newest first. Listed amounts together: US$468.4m + €177.8m.

Sources: NIH RePORTER (U.S. National Institutes of Health, public domain) and CORDIS (European Commission, CC BY 4.0). Changes: filtered by disease, organisations matched to ROR.

Terminated, withdrawn and suspended trials with the reason the sponsor gave in the registry, quoted word for word.

• Withdrawn

  Evaluation of the Stereotactic MR-guided Adaptive Radiotherapy for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancers

  NCT07097064· Institut du Cancer de Montpellier - Val d'Aurelle· Updated 12 Nov 2026

  “The study was withdrawn prior to enrollment due to lack of funding”Registry text, quoted unchanged. Source

• Suspended

  Fecal Microbial Transplants for the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer

  NCT04975217· M.D. Anderson Cancer Center· Updated 10 Nov 2026

  “PI request”Registry text, quoted unchanged. Source

• Terminated

  EUS RFA for Treatment of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC)

  NCT05723107· NYU Langone Health· Updated 6 Nov 2026

  “Halted prematurely”Registry text, quoted unchanged. Source

• Terminated

  CT-95 in Advanced Cancers Associated With Mesothelin Expression

  NCT06756035· Context Therapeutics Inc.· Updated 5 Nov 2026

  “The study was halted prematurely and will not resume; participants are no longer receiving intervention or undergoing evaluations. The termination was not due to any safety or efficacy concerns.”Registry text, quoted unchanged. Source

• Suspended

  TROP2 CAREngineered Cord Blood-Derived NK Cells + Belzutifan In Pancreatic Cancer

  NCT07377526· M.D. Anderson Cancer Center· Updated 3 Nov 2026

  “PI Request”Registry text, quoted unchanged. Source

• Suspended

  CA-4948 Added to Standard Chemotherapy to Treat Metastatic or Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer

  NCT05685602· National Cancer Institute (NCI)· Updated 3 Nov 2026

  “Drug Supply Issues”Registry text, quoted unchanged. Source

• Terminated

  Feasibility of Auricular Acupressure for Appetite and Weight in Patients With Stage II-IV Gastric, Esophageal, and Pancreatic Cancer

  NCT05911243· University of Washington· Updated 3 Nov 2026

  “Study closed per SRC Low Accrual Policy.”Registry text, quoted unchanged. Source

• Terminated

  huCART-meso + VCN-01 in Pancreatic and Ovarian Cancer

  NCT05057715· University of Pennsylvania· Updated 29 Oct 2026

  “Sponsor decision”Registry text, quoted unchanged. Source

• Suspended

  A Vaccine (Ad5.F35-hGCC-PADRE) for the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Adenocarcinoma

  NCT04111172· Thomas Jefferson University· Updated 28 Oct 2026

  “Protocol is with FDA review, waiting for funding to be released”Registry text, quoted unchanged. Source

• Terminated

  ZN-c3 + Gemcitabine in Pancreatic Cancer

  NCT06015659· Brandon Huffman, MD· Updated 27 Oct 2026

  “Study stopped early due to reaching the minimum number of DLTs required for halting the study due to toxicity.”Registry text, quoted unchanged. Source

Trials whose registry record says individual participant data (IPD) will be shared.

• A Study of ASP546C in Adults With Gastroesophageal Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer or Other Solid Tumors

  NCT07488676· Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc.· Source

• Testing the Addition of an Anti-cancer Drug, Elimusertib (BAY 1895344) ATR Inhibitor, to the Chemotherapy Treatment (Gemcitabine) for Advanced Pancreatic and Ovarian Cancer, and Advanced Solid Tumors

  NCT04616534· National Cancer Institute (NCI)· Source

• A Study to Evaluate Chemotherapy With or Without INCB161734 in Previously Untreated, KRAS G12D-Mutated Metastatic Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

  NCT07522073· Incyte Corporation· Source

• Testing the Addition of an Anti-cancer Drug, BAY 1895344, to Usual Chemotherapy for Advanced Stage Solid Tumors, With a Specific Focus on Patients With Small Cell Lung Cancer, Poorly Differentiated Neuroendocrine Cancer, and Pancreatic Cancer

  NCT04514497· National Cancer Institute (NCI)· Source

• Belzutifan/MK-6482 for the Treatment of Advanced Pheochromocytoma/Paraganglioma (PPGL), Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor (pNET), Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Disease-Associated Tumors, Advanced Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (wt GIST), or Solid Tumors With HIF-2α Related Genetic Alterations (MK-6482-015)

  NCT04924075· Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC· Source

• Phase 1 Study to Investigate TCRTs KRAS Mutation in Unresectable, Advanced, and/or Metastatic Solid Tumors

  NCT06218914· AstraZeneca· Source

• Tissue Procurement and Natural History Study of Patients With Malignant Mesothelioma

  NCT01950572· National Cancer Institute (NCI)· Source

• Testing the Addition of An Anti-cancer Drug, M3814 (Peposertib), to the Usual Radiation-Based Treatment (Lutetium Lu 177 Dotatate) for Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors

  NCT04750954· National Cancer Institute (NCI)· Source

• Testing the Addition of a New Anti-cancer Drug, M3814 (Peposertib), to the Usual Radiotherapy in Patients With Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

  NCT04172532· National Cancer Institute (NCI)· Source

• Immunotherapy Using Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes for Patients With Metastatic Cancer

  NCT01174121· National Cancer Institute (NCI)· Source

Find publications on this disease by a MeSH method term, for example a sequencing or imaging method.

• Single-Cell Analysis 50
• Organoids 47
• Mendelian Randomization Analysis 29
• CRISPR-Cas Systems 16
• Gene Expression Profiling 123
• Sequence Analysis, RNA 11
• Whole Genome Sequencing 3
• Exome Sequencing 10
• Proteomics 55
• Metabolomics 34
• Mass Spectrometry 10
• Flow Cytometry 32
• Immunohistochemistry 70
• Liquid Biopsy 30
• Circulating Tumor DNA 29
• Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays 302
• Positron-Emission Tomography 30
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging 117
• Machine Learning 58
• Deep Learning 55
• Cohort Studies 108
• Genome-Wide Association Study 24

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