title: Ruxolitinib Benefits Some with Pancreatic Cancer.
abstract: A phase II trial found that the drug ruxolitinib extends the lives of some patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer who no longer responded to first-line therapy. Ruxolitinib, approved for treating myelofibrosis, blocks the JAK/STAT pathway, which promotes inflammation. Ruxolitinib increased median survival from 1.8 to 2.7 months in patients with pancreatic cancer who had high levels of the inflammation marker C-reactive protein in their blood.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D053614:Janus Kinase 2 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D009570:Nitriles; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011720:Pyrazoles / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011743:Pyrimidines; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D009570:Nitriles; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D011720:Pyrazoles; D011743:Pyrimidines; C540383:ruxolitinib; D053614:Janus Kinase 2