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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 8h

This is the power of sustained investment in research. Every breakthrough opens the door to new possibilities, more treatment options, and more time for patients and their families. Read the full article: lfdn.org/3TfRVMx

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 8h

A New York Times article spotlights exciting research supported by the Lustgarten Foundation & Break Through Cancer, with Revolution Medicines, uncovering why patients develop resistance to daraxonrasib & exploring how combination therapies could lead to more effective, longer-lasting treatments.

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 8h

A major breakthrough is just the beginning. 💜 With the recent FDA approval of Rasonque™ (daraxonrasib), pancreatic cancer patients have a promising new treatment option. Now, researchers are already working to build on that progress and make its benefits last even longer.

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 28/09/2026

Thank you to the Port Jefferson Yacht Club, Mather Hospital, and everyone who continues to make this event possible year after year. We’re grateful for your continued partnership and for the impact you make as part of the Lustgarten community!

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 28/09/2026

17 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.

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 25/09/2026

Together, we can turn our shared commitment into an IMPACT and help drive the progress patients need. Be part of it. Register today: lfdn.org/4y9TiLG

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 25/09/2026

Progress 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!

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 24/09/2026

There’s never been more momentum or more reason for hope. Every investment moves promising science forward and brings us closer to our mission of transforming pancreatic cancer into a curable disease. Tell me more: lfdn.org/4ydDyr9

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 24/09/2026

As the world’s largest private funder of pancreatic cancer research, we are committed to advancing research that improves outcomes and gives patients the potential for more time with family and friends.

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 24/09/2026

On World Cancer Research Day, we’re recognizing the science, collaboration, and sustained investment powering progress for pancreatic cancer patients and their loved ones. 💜

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 23/09/2026

Long 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!

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 21/09/2026

Missed it live? 🎥 Catch the full conversation now and hear how these ideas could help shape what comes next: lfdn.org/4jgxdXd

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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.

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 18/09/2026

Today, we remember Justice Ginsburg and honor her legacy by investing in the researchers driving progress in pancreatic cancer research, for patients and their families. 💜 Tell me more: lustgarten.org/career-devel...

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 18/09/2026

The award supports the career advancement of scientists pursuing promising pancreatic cancer research, helping develop the talent driving the field forward.

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 18/09/2026

A relentless advocate for equality, Justice Ginsburg left a legacy that continues to inspire change. At Lustgarten, that legacy is carried on through the Lustgarten Foundation-AACR Career Development Award for Pancreatic Cancer Research, in Honor of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 18/09/2026

6 years ago today, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away from pancreatic cancer.

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 16/09/2026

CAI helps Lustgarten move promising science into carefully designed clinical trials like this one, generating new insights that can help shape future treatment strategies. See how Dr. Somasundaram is helping move this work forward: lfdn.org/4ipDsHT

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 16/09/2026

With support from Lustgarten’s Clinical Accelerator Initiative (CAI), Ashwin Somasundaram, MD, is testing a targeted drug combination against standard treatment for patients with an aggressive subtype of pancreatic cancer.

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 16/09/2026

Pancreatic cancer doesn’t behave the same way in every patient, and treatment shouldn’t either. 💜

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 11/09/2026

As we remember September 11, we honor those we lost, the first responders who answered the call and those like Eddie who continue to live with the lasting impact of that day. 💜 More on his story: lfdn.org/4yBgKS4

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 11/09/2026

A Lustgarten-funded clinical trial helped shrink his tumor by more than 68%, making surgery possible and giving Eddie more time with his wife, son, family and friends.

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 11/09/2026

On 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.

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 09/09/2026

His Lustgarten LABS site will now move with him to Duke, expanding opportunities for collaboration and discovery. We congratulate Dr. Tuveson and look forward to this next chapter! 🙌 Check it out: lfdn.org/tuveson-duke

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 09/09/2026

Dr. Tuveson has helped shape Lustgarten’s scientific strategy as Chief Scientist since 2018, building on a partnership that began with his LABS (Lustgarten Advancing Breakthrough Science) Program site at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in 2012.

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 09/09/2026

Big 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. 💜

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 08/09/2026

A special shoutout to our presenting sponsor, Northwell Cancer Institute, for helping make this day possible! 📍 Franklin D. Roosevelt Park 📅 October 4 Save your spot today: lfdn.org/4A0FiFp

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 08/09/2026

Get 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.

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 04/09/2026

One 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

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 03/09/2026

Meet 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...

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 02/09/2026

Together, 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

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 01/09/2026

It’s one step toward learning how treatment approaches can become more precise and better informed by each patient’s biology. 💜 Tell me more about Dr. O’Hara’s research: lfdn.org/4cn4FqU

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 01/09/2026

With support from a 2026 Lustgarten Clinical Accelerator Initiative (CAI) grant, Mark O’Hara, MD, and his team are studying whether a blood-based immune biomarker can help researchers identify which patients may be more likely to respond to immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy.

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 01/09/2026

Pancreatic cancer treatment isn’t one-size-fits-all. 🧵👇

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 30/08/2026

On National Grief Awareness Day, Rachel’s story is a reminder that grief may stay with us, but so does love, through the communities we build, the purpose we find and the legacies we carry forward. 🫂 Read her story: lfdn.org/4xros0E (2/2)

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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)

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 28/08/2026

Tell me more about the 2026 recipients: lfdn.org/3Un9BG4 (3/3)

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 28/08/2026

See where ideas like these can lead on our next LustgartenLIVE! 💜 On 9/16, three investigators previously supported through the program will share research exploring dietary fats, tumor-fueling pathways & the nervous system’s role in pancreatic cancer. Save your spot: lfdn.org/Innovation-L... (2/3)

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 28/08/2026

Where 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)

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 27/08/2026

For decades, RAS was considered “undruggable.” Rasonque is approved for certain adults with metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma who have had at least one prior systemic treatment or are not candidates for multi-drug systemic therapy. 💜 More info: lfdn.org/3UmdKtS (2/2)

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 27/08/2026

Rasonque™️ (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)

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 26/08/2026

From "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

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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

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 19/08/2026

What 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

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 17/08/2026

On 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

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 14/08/2026

Where 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...

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 13/08/2026

3 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

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 11/08/2026

The trial is now enrolling eligible patients in New York and New Jersey, with additional locations expected to open. Tell me more about the trial and eligibility: lfdn.org/44HS8Kq

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 11/08/2026

Researchers will study tumor tissue and blood samples collected throughout treatment to uncover insights that could help shape better treatments and clinical trials in the future.

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The Lustgarten Foundation @lustgarten.org · 11/08/2026

The goal? To learn not only whether this approach is safe and effective, but also how pancreatic tumors respond to treatment and why some tumors respond while others do not.

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