Vaccine Against Gastrin, Polyclonal Antibody Stimulator, Decreases Pancreatic Cancer Metastases.

This study suggests that inhibition of the cancer promoting effects of gastrin in pancreatic cancer can decrease metastases by altering the tumor microenvironment (TME) and decreasing pathways that activate the epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT). PAS vaccine appears to change the tumor microenvironment, making it more susceptible to therapy with an immune checkpoint antibody. This novel combination of two immunotherapies may improve survival of pancreatic cancer by decreasing both tumor growth and metastasis formation. PMID: 31433212 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: American Journal of Physiology. Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology - Category: Physiology Authors: Tags: Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol Source Type: research