Preoperative chemotherapy and carbon ions therapy for treatment of resectable and borderline resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma: a prospective, phase II, multicentre, single-arm study

Preoperative chemotherapy and carbon ions therapy for treatment of resectable and borderline resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma: a prospective, phase II, multicentre, single-arm study

Abstract Background Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is a high-mortality neoplasm with a documented 5-years-overall survival around 5%. In the last decades, a real breakthrough in the treatment of the disease has not been achieved. Here we propose a prospective, phase II, multicentre, single-arm study aimi...

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Main Authors: Viviana Vitolo, Lorenzo Cobianchi, Silvia Brugnatelli, Amelia Barcellini, Andrea Peloso, Angelica Facoetti, Alessandro Vanoli, Sara Delfanti, Lorenzo Preda, Silvia Molinelli, Catherine Klersy, Piero Fossati, Roberto Orecchia, Francesca Valvo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Carbon ion radiation therapy
Chemotherapy
Surgery
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-019-6108-0

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