The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 28/09/202617 years of incredible support for pancreatic cancer research! 💜 This year, Lustgarten received a generous $28,000 gift from the Port Jefferson Yacht Club Regatta, bringing the event’s lifetime contribution to $567,000. 211
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 25/09/2026Progress in pancreatic cancer research is powered by people who believe in what’s possible. 💜 Join us and Chika Madu, MD of our presenting sponsor, Northwell Cancer Institute, at the Staten Island Walk for Pancreatic Cancer Research on Sunday, October 4th at Franklin D. Roosevelt Park! 100
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 24/09/2026On World Cancer Research Day, we’re recognizing the science, collaboration, and sustained investment powering progress for pancreatic cancer patients and their loved ones. 💜 100
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 23/09/2026Long Island, it’s time to power progress. 🙌 Whether you join in honor, in support, or in remembrance, YOU can IMPACT pancreatic cancer research 💜 Register for FREE today at: lfdn.org/3VaFC4y & a huge thank you to our presenting sponsor Northwell Cancer Institute! 000
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 21/09/2026#ICYMI 💜 Our latest LustgartenLIVE brought together three investigators exploring bold new approaches to pancreatic cancer research, from dietary fats and tumor-growth pathways to the influence of the nervous system. 210
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 18/09/20266 years ago today, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away from pancreatic cancer. 110
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 16/09/2026Pancreatic cancer doesn’t behave the same way in every patient, and treatment shouldn’t either. 💜 200
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 11/09/2026On September 11, 2001, retired NYPD Detective Eddie Blackburn showed up for others. He responded to the World Trade Center after the towers fell and continued working on the recovery effort in the weeks that followed. Years later, Eddie was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer related to his exposure. 101
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 09/09/2026Big news in Lustgarten leadership! 🎉 David Tuveson, MD, PhD, Lustgarten Foundation Chief Scientist, has been named Executive Director of Duke Cancer Institute, effective October 31, 2026. 💜 100
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 08/09/2026Get excited, Staten Island! 💜 We’re just ONE month away! Rain or shine, we’re coming together to power progress in pancreatic cancer research. Every person who walks, every team that rallies and every dollar raised helps make an IMPACT. 110
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 04/09/2026One month to go, Long Island! 💜 Bring your family. Bring your friends. Bring your why. On October 4, walk in honor, in support or in remembrance and join the community powering progress in pancreatic cancer research. Together, we can make an IMPACT! 🙌 lfdn.org/4qQOHLu 000
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 03/09/2026Meet the researchers behind the next LustgartenLIVE! 💜 Hear how Lustgarten-supported investigators are exploring bold new directions in pancreatic cancer research through our Innovation & Collaboration Program. Join us: lfdn.org/Innovation-L... 010
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 02/09/2026Together, WE raised our voices, and Washington listened. 💜 Congress temporarily blocked an effort to give political appointees more control over federal research grants. It’s an important win, but only a temporary one. Keep pushing to protect the progress patients are counting on: lfdn.org/4gyL0a3 000
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 01/09/2026Pancreatic cancer treatment isn’t one-size-fits-all. 🧵👇 100
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 30/08/2026“Your grief doesn’t end, even 10 years later.” 💜 Rachel lost her father, Roy, to pancreatic cancer just 10 months after his diagnosis. Through Team Roy, her family continues honoring his memory, participating in 11 Lustgarten Walks and raising more than $30K for research. (1/2) 100
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 28/08/2026Where tomorrow’s breakthroughs begin. 🧬 Meet Cosimo Commisso, PhD, and Jonathan Serody, MD, the newest recipients of Lustgarten’s Innovation & Collaboration Program, supporting early-stage ideas that could open new paths in pancreatic cancer research. (1/3) 100
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 27/08/2026Rasonque™️ (daraxonrasib) is now FDA approved. 💊 But what exactly is it? It’s a once-daily targeted therapy designed to block multiple forms of RAS, a protein that helps drive tumor growth in most pancreatic adenocarcinomas. (1/2) 110
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 26/08/2026From "undruggable" to @fda.gov approved! 🙌 Daraxonrasib is now the first targeted therapy of its class approved for metastatic pancreatic cancer, marking a major milestone for patients and families. 💜 Tell me more: bit.ly/3SWrvyX 000
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 21/08/2026 $8.6 MILLION MORE 💜 That’s how much we increased our new pancreatic cancer research funding in FY26! Together, we invested in bold ideas. This coming year, we’re expanding that investment & we need your support to keep the momentum going. See where this investment is going: lfdn.org/4bTbe4j 011
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 19/08/2026What is clinical research and why does it matter? 💜 It’s where discovery meets patient care, turning promising ideas into evidence through clinical trials. At Lustgarten, we’re working to make pancreatic cancer trials smarter, faster & more accessible. 🔗 lfdn.org/4gBqxBc 000
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 17/08/2026On National Nonprofit Day, we’re celebrating the community powering progress. 💜 As funding cuts threaten scientific momentum, your support helps Lustgarten double down on the research patients need. Led by Lustgarten. Powered by you. See what we accomplished together: lfdn.org/4bTbe4j 000
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 14/08/2026Where do pancreatic cancer breakthroughs begin? 💜 Join our next LustgartenLIVE! to hear three leading investigators share surprising new insights into how dietary fats, molecular pathways and the nervous system may shape the disease. Save your spot: lfdn.org/Innovation-L... 000
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 13/08/20263 more chances to take the plunge for pancreatic cancer research! 💜 Dunk for a Cure is heading to Cincinnati (8/15), Richmond (8/29) and Denver (9/27) as Fight Cancer Stay Positive (FCSP) nears $1M raised in support of research through the Lustgarten Foundation. Sign up today: lfdn.org/dunk 000
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 11/08/2026A new clinical trial is bringing a promising approach to pancreatic cancer treatment one step closer to patients. 💜🧵👇 100
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 10/08/2026Today is Lustgarten Giving Day! 💜 And for the next 24 hours, your gift will go TWICE AS FAR. 100
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 06/08/2026What if researchers could study a patient’s tumor without relying on the same traditional cancer models used for decades? 🧵👇 100
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 30/07/2026🎉 Congratulations to Rebecca Snyder, MD, and Heather G. Lyu, MD, MBI, @mdanderson.bsky.social, on receiving Lustgarten's 2026 LEAD Project grant! Their team's AI-powered project will make clinical trial matching easier for pancreatic cancer patients. 💜 Tell me more: lfdn.org/2026-LEAD 010
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 29/07/2026Lustgarten's Giving Day is almost here! 💜 Join us (in less than 2 weeks!) as we celebrate our 28th anniversary with 24-hours of matched giving 👉 DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT! Last year you helped raise more than $40,000, fueling cutting-edge research. This year we’re aiming even higher. 🗓️ bit.ly/3TjknfY 000
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 27/07/2026Former senator Ben Sasse discussed his experience living with pancreatic cancer & the investigational therapy daraxonrasib, sharing that his tumors have shrunk by 80%. The drug is a major milestone underscoring the impact of sustained funding of bold, collaborative research. lfdn.org/daraxonrasib 000
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 23/07/2026The FDA has accepted for review Revolution Medicines' New Drug Application (NDA) for daraxonrasib, an important regulatory milestone following the landmark Phase 3 RASolute 302 trial. While not an approval, it moves this treatment one step closer to patients. 💜 Tell me more: lfdn.org/daraxonrasib 000
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 21/07/2026Behind every breakthrough is the infrastructure that makes discovery possible! Thanks to the Cinelli Family Foundation's $350K grant, LUCID will help researchers connect clinical trial data across institutions, accelerating discovery & improving future pancreatic cancer research: lfdn.org/4fLfVzk 💜 000
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 16/07/2026Could we prevent pancreatic cancer before it starts? 💜 An early clinical trial showed a KRAS-targeting vaccine was safe and generated an immune response in 90% of high-risk participants. Tell me more: lfdn.org/vaccine-prev... 000
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 15/07/2026Four new grants. Four bold approaches to advancing pancreatic cancer care. 💜 The 2026 Dr. Robert F. Vizza Lustgarten Clinical Accelerator Initiative recipients will lead smarter, science-driven trials focused on targeted treatment, immunotherapy, biomarkers & cancer interception: lfdn.org/4yq8Co1 010
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 13/07/2026What a day, Naperville! 💜 Because of this community, more than $85K was raised to support pancreatic cancer research this year alone! We’re grateful to every participant, team, volunteer, donor, and sponsor who helped bring the event to life. 100
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 06/07/2026Pancreatic cancer cells are built to survive. New Lustgarten-funded research from @salkinstitute.bsky.social scientists explores how entinostat may help weaken that defense and make cancer cells more vulnerable to treatment: bit.ly/4v7wud4 000
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 04/07/2026This Independence Day, as America marks 250 years, we’re reminded that progress has always depended on people who believe a better future is possible. Today and every day, that belief drives our work for everyone facing pancreatic cancer. 💜 000
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 01/07/2026“There's no way I’m going to leave my little girl yet.” 💜 Kerri Page lost her mother to pancreatic cancer. Over 20 years later, she faced the same diagnosis. Her story captures a reality many survivors know well: receiving clean scans while still carrying fear, uncertainty, and hope for more time. 100
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 30/06/2026Breakthroughs take time, trust, and independent science. Proposed changes to federal grantmaking could weaken peer review and threaten the research system pancreatic cancer patients depend on. Call your representatives and urge them to protect federal research funding: congress.gov. 100
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 29/06/2026What's next for KRAS-targeted therapies? We're investing $16M with @break-cancer.bsky.social & the Cinelli Family Foundation to unite six leading institutions to find out! 💜 Read the FULL release: lfdn.org/KRAS_2 011
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 26/06/2026Two researchers. Two bold approaches. One shared goal: moving pancreatic cancer research forward. 💜 Congratulations to Sandra Misale, PhD, and Dig B. Mahat, PhD, our 2026 Lustgarten Foundation-AACR Career Development Award recipients. Get more details: lfdn.org/4anWYzI 140
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 22/06/2026Behind every dunk is something bigger: research, progress, and hope for patients and families facing pancreatic cancer. 💜 Through Dunk for a Cure events across the country, the FCSP Foundation brings communities together for a fun, meaningful way to support those facing pancreatic cancer. 220
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 21/06/2026Brittany Vose was just 5 years old when she lost her father, John, to pancreatic cancer. At 13, she organized her first walk in a small parking lot near her home. What started as a simple act of remembrance has grown into the 18 Hole Stroll, raising more than $1M for pancreatic cancer research. 100
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 18/06/2026Progress in pancreatic cancer does not happen by chance. It happens through years of research, collaboration, and the belief that even the toughest scientific barriers can be broken. 100
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 17/06/2026Every step in Westchester carried something bigger: remembrance, resilience, hope, and a shared commitment to progress. 💜 100
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 15/06/2026The future of pancreatic cancer care is being shaped by a community that is inspiring hope and refusing to accept the status quo. 💜🧵👇 100
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 11/06/2026Six years after her pancreatic cancer diagnosis, Sharon Bond is sharing her story to help inspire hope for others. 💜 (1/4) 100
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 10/06/2026It’s a question the pancreatic cancer community is asking, and one our experts will help unpack. 🙌 100
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 09/06/2026From Milford (CT) to Tampa (FL) to Monmouth (NJ), our Walks brought together an incredible community united by one mission: changing the future of pancreatic cancer. 💜 100
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 07/06/2026At 24, Lily Green should have been focused on the next chapter of her life. Instead, she was facing a stage 4 pancreatic cancer diagnosis. (1/3) 100
The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 05/06/2026As Daraxonrasib draws attention across the pancreatic cancer community, join LustgartenLIVE on June 17 for a deeper dive into what this breakthrough could mean for treatment and care. 💜 You won't want to miss this: lfdn.org/4xay6Fe 000