April 24, 2025

Leaning into hope: Pancreatic cancer survivor grateful for clinical trial

After experiencing persistent back pain, Kim Charlton was shocked to learn she had pancreatic cancer—a diagnosis that upended her plans for retirement abroad. Seeking treatment at UTHealth Houston, she became part of a groundbreaking clinical trial led by Dr. Nirav…


October 12, 2023

At the Bedside: Pancreatic cancer patient ‘back on track’ after UTHealth Houston clinical trial therapy shrinks tumor

Demetrios Stroubakis, 55, thought he was having a gallbladder attack when he arrived at the emergency room in August 2021 with jaundice. Instead, he was shocked to be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. “I was floored. I consider myself to be…