DSI professor conducts research to combat pancreatic cancer

(Data Science Institute at Columbia) Tal Danino, a professor at the Data Science Institute, is conducting research that could help scientists combat the most lethal of cancers: pancreatic cancer.In a recent study, working with a team of researchers, Danino demonstrated that bacteria in pancreatic tumors degrade a chemotherapy drug -- Gemcitabine -- most commonly used to treat patients who have pancreatic cancer.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news