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- Title
Unresectable locally advanced pancreatic cancer: a multimodal treatment using neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (gemcitabine plus stereotactic radiosurgery) and subsequent surgical exploration.
- Authors
Polistina, Francesco; Costantin, Giorgio; Casamassima, Franco; Francescon, Paolo; Guglielmi, Rosabianca; Panizzoni, Gino; Febbraro, Antonio; Ambrosino, Giovanni
- Abstract
Pancreatic cancer accounts for approximately 3% of cancer deaths in Europe. Locally advanced pancreatic cancer (LAPC) involves vascular structures, and resectability is low, with a median survival time of 6 to 11 months. We conducted a prospective, nonrandomized study of patients with LAPC to assess the effect of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) on local response, pain control, and quality of life (QOL).
- Publication
Annals of surgical oncology, 2010, Vol 17, Issue 8, p2092
- ISSN
1534-4681
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1245/s10434-010-1019-y