Preoperative chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgical decision-making in patients with borderline resectable and locally advanced pancreatic cancer

TF Stoop, RT Theijse, LWF Seelen… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Surgical resection combined with systemic chemotherapy is the cornerstone of treatment for
patients with localized pancreatic cancer. Upfront surgery is considered suboptimal in cases …

Surgical considerations for neoadjuvant therapy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma

AJ Jain, JE Maxwell, MHG Katz, RA Snyder - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a morbid malignancy with
discouraging survival rates. Enthusiasm for pre-operative therapy (chemotherapy, radiation …

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy switch in borderline resectable/locally advanced pancreatic cancer

R Alva-Ruiz, L Yohanathan, JA Yonkus… - Annals of surgical …, 2022 - Springer
Background Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) is an integral part of preoperative treatment
for patients with borderline resectable/locally advanced (BR/LA) pancreatic ductal …

Minimum and optimal CA19-9 response after two months induction chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer: a nationwide multicenter study

LWF Seelen, D Doppenberg, TF Stoop… - Annals of …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Objective: This nationwide multicenter study aimed to define clinically relevant thresholds of
relative serum CA19-9 response after 2 months of induction chemotherapy in patients with …

Prognosis associated with CA19-9 response dynamics and normalization during neoadjuvant therapy in resected pancreatic adenocarcinoma

TE Newhook, TJ Vreeland, JF Griffin… - Annals of …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To characterize associations between carbohydrate antigen 19–9 (CA19–9)
dynamics during neoadjuvant therapy (NT) and survival for patients with pancreatic ductal …

Total neoadjuvant therapy for operable pancreatic cancer

RY Kim, KK Christians, M Aldakkak, CN Clarke… - Annals of surgical …, 2021 - Springer
Background Overall survival (OS) for operable pancreatic cancer (PC) is optimized when 4–
6 months of nonsurgical therapy is combined with pancreatectomy. Because surgery …

Current treatment of potentially resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: a medical oncologist's perspective

VHF de Jesus, RP Riechelmann - Cancer Control, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Pancreatic cancer has traditionally been associated with a dismal prognosis, even in early
stages of the disease. In recent years, the introduction of newer generation chemotherapy …

Nationwide use and outcome of surgery for locally advanced pancreatic cancer following induction chemotherapy

TF Stoop, LWF Seelen, FR van't Land… - Annals of surgical …, 2024 - Springer
Background Several international high-volume centers have reported good outcomes after
resection of locally advanced pancreatic cancer (LAPC) following chemo (radio) therapy, but …

Tolerability, attrition rates, and survival outcomes of neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX for nonmetastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma: intent-to-treat analysis

ZV Fong, FL Verdugo… - Journal of the …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: FOLFIRINOX is increasingly used in the management of pancreatic ductal
adenocarcinoma (PDAC). However, neoadjuvant therapy is associated with toxicity …

Therapeutic status and available strategies in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

G Thakur, R Kumar, SB Kim, SY Lee, SL Lee, GJ Rho - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
One of the most severe and devastating cancer is pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic ductal
adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the major pancreatic exocrine cancer with a poor …