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…


July 10, 2023

SurgeON Newsletter – July 2023

Read the July 2023 Issue of SurgeON… Awards: Dr. Erik Wilson and Connie Klein recognized for outstanding achievement by ASMBS Research UTHealth Houston study on repeated radiofrequency ablation in combination with chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer supported with $3.3M HHS grant…


June 23, 2023

UTHealth Houston study on repeated radiofrequency ablation in combination with chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer supported with $3.3M HHS grant

A combination strategy of endoscopic ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (EUS-RFA) with chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer will be studied at UTHealth Houston through a $3.3 million grant from the National Cancer Institute by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The…


May 3, 2023

Pancreatic cancer: What to know about the disease

Curtis Wray, MD, spoke to FOX 26 News about pancreatic cancer in light of talk show host Jerry Springer’s death.


May 3, 2023

Jerry Springer’s Death Shining Light on Pancreatic Cancer

Nirav Thosani, MD, was mentioned in a news report by KPRC-TV Channel 2 about the signs and symptoms of pancreatic cancer after the death of TV talk show host Jerry Springer.


February 7, 2023

Pancreatic cancer research published in Cancer Immunology Research

Recent research on a novel approach to the treatment of pancreatic cancer, from the lab of Jennifer Bailey, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Anesthesiology with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been published in Cancer Immunology Research….