Fischer and Montoya Mira in lab (IMAGE)

Oregon Health & Science University

Fischer and Montoya Mira in lab

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Jared Fischer, Ph.D., and Jose Luis Montoya Mira, Ph.D., cancer researchers at Oregon Health & Science University, have developed PAC-MANN, a test that uses a small blood sample to detect changes in protease activity, a key indicator of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the most common and deadliest form of pancreatic cancer. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

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