Current Concepts in the Treatment of Resectable Pancreatic Cancer.
Curr Oncol Rep
; 20(5): 39, 2018 03 26.
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| ID: mdl-29582218
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE OF REVIEW The diagnosis of pancreatic cancer carries with it a high mortality rate. Despite advances in the field, this has remained relatively unchanged over the last few decades. Current options for the treatment of resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma will be reviewed here in conjunction with the historical data that support them. We will focus on updates in treatment guidelines and ongoing clinical trials of interest. RECENT FINDINGS:
For localized disease, standard of care includes resection followed by adjuvant chemotherapy ± chemoradiation. Recently, a report was published supporting the use of doublet therapy with gemcitabine and capecitabine (as opposed to gemcitabine monotherapy), which prompted a practice-changing update to major treatment guidelines. Multiple trials using neoadjuvant treatment, novel therapies, and different forms of radiation are ongoing. Although pancreatic cancer is an active area of research, outcomes remain dismal. Clinical trials will need to be more robust and innovative to drastically improve survival statistics.Palabras clave
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Pancreatectomía
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Neoplasias Pancreáticas
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Terapia Neoadyuvante
Tipo de estudio:
Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Curr Oncol Rep
Asunto de la revista:
NEOPLASIAS
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos