The FDA s letter informed XenoPort and GlaxoSmithkline that a preclinical finding of pancreatic cancer cells in rats caused the agency to hold off on approving Horizant at this time.

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Pancreatic cancer develops from the cells within the pancreas, a gland located high up in the abdomen just behind the stomach.

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By studying whether Abraxane works in pancreatic cancer, where many cells are churning out Sparc, he will be able to help solve the mystery of metastasis.

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Among them are neural cells to treat spinal cord injury and degenerative nervous system diseases, cardiomyocytes to treat heart disease, pancreatic islet cells to treat diabetes, dendritic cells for cancer therapy, chondrocytes for arthritis, osteoblasts to rebuild bone and hepatocytes for drug discovery and liver failure.

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Your doctor may want to take a sample of the pancreatic cyst fluid to determine if cancer cells are present.

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If pancreatic cancer is not treated, cancer cells can spread into nearby organs or lymph nodes, or, eventually, break away and spread to other parts of the body.

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It is a rare type of cancer called pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor that afflicts the hormone producing islet cells in the pancreas.

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