Locally advanced pancreatic cancer: work-up, staging, and local intervention strategies

E van Veldhuisen, C van den Oord, LJ Brada… - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Locally advanced pancreatic cancer (LAPC) has several definitions but essentially is a
nonmetastasized pancreatic cancer, in which upfront resection is considered not beneficial …

Localized pancreatic cancer: multidisciplinary management

AL Coveler, JM Herman, DM Simeone… - American Society of …, 2016 - ascopubs.org
Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive cancer that continues to have single-digit 5-year
mortality rates despite advancements in the field. Surgery remains the only curative …

Locally advanced pancreas cancer: staging and goals of therapy

NA Chatzizacharias, S Tsai, M Griffin, P Tolat, P Ritch… - Surgery, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer have historically been
considered inoperable. The purpose of this report was to determine resectability rates for …

Analysis of predictors of resection and survival in locally advanced stage III pancreatic cancer: does the nature of chemotherapy regimen influence outcomes?

F Bednar, MS Zenati, J Steve, S Winters… - Annals of surgical …, 2017 - Springer
Background Locally advanced unresectable pancreatic cancer (LAPC) historically portends
a poor prognosis. FOLFIRINOX and gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel have proven effective in the …

Prognostic factors and sites of metastasis in unresectable locally advanced pancreatic cancer

RDA Peixoto, C Speers, CE McGahan… - Cancer …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Due to differences in natural history and therapy, clinical trials of patients with advanced
pancreatic cancer have recently been subdivided into unresectable locally advanced …

Locally advanced pancreatic cancer: percutaneous management using ablation, brachytherapy, intra-arterial chemotherapy, and intra-tumoral immunotherapy

FEF Timmer, B Geboers, S Nieuwenhuizen… - Current oncology …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most
aggressive neoplasms, bearing a terrible prognosis. Stage III tumors, also known as locally …

Current management of locally advanced pancreatic cancer

V Maheshwari, AJ Moser - Nature clinical practice Gastroenterology & …, 2005 - nature.com
Almost 30% of patients with pancreatic cancer present with large, locally advanced tumors in
the absence of distant metastases. Because surgical resection is frequently contraindicated …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment strategies and clinical outcomes in consecutive patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer: a multicenter prospective cohort

MS Walma, LJ Brada, SIS Patuleia, JG Blomjous… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Since current studies on locally advanced pancreatic cancer (LAPC) mainly
report from single, high-volume centers, it is unclear if outcomes can be translated to daily …

Neoadjuvant modified FOLFIRINOX and chemoradiation therapy for locally advanced pancreatic cancer improves resectability

RH Nanda, B El‐Rayes, SK Maithel… - Journal of surgical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Objectives Though necessary for improved outcomes, surgical resection is
often limited in patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancers (LAPCs). We evaluated …

Management options in locally advanced pancreatic cancer

OY Mian, AN Ram, R Tuli, JM Herman - Current oncology reports, 2014 - Springer
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is a highly lethal cancer that is rarely curable at the time
of presentation. Unfortunately, most patients are diagnosed with either metastatic or locally …