Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

02/04/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/04/2026 14:02

IN THE NEWS: Pancreatic Cancer Breakthrough

February 04, 2026

FOX 2

A researcher and his team in Spain have identified a combination of drug therapies that is showing promise in preclinical studies for treating pancreatic cancer. Asfar Azmi, Ph.D., scientist, director of the Pancreatic Cancer Research Initiative and member of the Molecular Therapeutics Research Program at Karmanos, joined FOX 2 to talk about this new discovery, what it means for patients, and how he, his team, and other Karmanos colleagues are studying this disease. Dr. Azmi said it may take some time for this treatment to be studied in clinical trials.

Watch the interview here.

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