Radiation therapy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma, a treatment option that must be considered in the management of a devastating malignancy

Radiation therapy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma, a treatment option that must be considered in the management of a devastating malignancy

Abstract Clinical outcomes for patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PAC) remain dismal. Local recurrences, proportions of margin positive surgical resections, and overall survival outcomes remain inferior in PAC than any other solid tumor. This stems from a current standard of care management ap...

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Main Authors: William A. Hall, Karyn A. Goodman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Pancreatic radiation therapy
Pancreatic SBRT
PRODIGE trial
PREOPANC-1 trial
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-019-1277-1

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