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Pancreatic Cancer
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Cannabis for Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic cancer is a type of cancer that starts in the pancreas, which is an organ behind the stomach responsible for blood-glucose regulation, the production of insulin, and helps in digesting food. Pancreatic cancer is a fairly aggressive cancer with quite a low survival rate — 10% for all stages combined.
Due to this low survival rate, new treatments for pancreatic cancer are sorely needed. Interestingly, the most recent study on cannabis for pancreatic cancer didn’t involve cannabinoids, but the flavonoid FBL-03G, which is a version of cannflavin B. The flavonoid inhibits cancer cell proliferation and induced apoptosis. THC and CBD also have similar properties, inhibiting pancreatic cancer cell growth by targeting the PAK 1 protein and antagonizing the G protein-coupled receptor, GPR53.
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Animal Study
4
Human Trial
1
Laboratory Study
7
Meta-analysis
8
Total studies
Pancreatic Cancer
20
Positive
18 studies
90%
Inconclusive
1 studies
5%
Negative
1 studies
5%
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- A Low Dose of Pure Cannabidiol Is Sufficient to Stimulate the Cytotoxic Function of CIK Cells without Exerting the Downstream Mediators in Pancreatic Cancer Cells
- Antitumor Effects of Cannabinoids in Human Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Cell Line (Capan-2)-Derived Xenograft Mouse Model
- A Pilot Study of Perillyl Alcohol in Pancreatic Cancer
- Cannabinoid Derivatives Induce Cell Death In Pancreatic MIA PaCa-2 Cells Via A Receptor-independent Mechanism
- Cannabinoids Induce Apoptosis Of Pancreatic Tumor Cells Via Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-related Genes