Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

To provide evidence-based recommendations to oncologists and others for treatment of patients with locally advanced, unresectable pancreatic cancer. ASCO convened an Expert Panel of medical oncology, radiation oncology, surgical oncology, gastroenterology, palliative care, and advocacy experts and conducted a systematic review of the literature from January 2002 to June 2015. Outcomes included overall survival, disease-free survival, progression-free survival, and adverse events. Twenty-six randomized controlled trials met the systematic review criteria. A multiphase computed tomography scan of … (leggi tutto)