Nicotinamide combined with gemcitabine is an immunomodulatory therapy that restrains pancreatic cancer in mice

A publication by scientists of the Anticancer Fund

Nicotinamide combined with gemcitabine is an immunomodulatory therapy that restrains pancreatic cancer in mice

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Pancreatic cancer, more specifically its common aggressive form, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, has very little therapeutic options.

Because of sparse evidence in literature, we tested nicotinamide (vitamine B3) as an add-on to a treatment with gemcitabine in mouse models of pancreatic cancer. This combination therapy was effective in reducing tumor growth and metastasis by activating anti-tumor immunity and by modulating the stroma.

The study warrants further exploring the potential of nicotinamide plus gemcitabine as immunotherapy in pancreatic cancer.

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