Sequential and/or concurrent hypofractionated radiotherapy and concurrent chemotherapy in neoadjuvant treatment of advanced adenocarcinoma of the pancreas. Outcome and patterns of failure

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 51, Issue 60, 2004, Pages 1842-1846

  Zimmermann, Frank B ^a   Schuhmacher, C ^a   Lersch, C ^a   Bernhardt, B ^a   Pickel, P ^a   Siewert, J K ^a   Molls, M ^a   Jeremic, B ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Chemotherapy; Hypofractionation; Pancreatic cancer; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL; GEMCITABINE;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METASTASIS; PANCREAS ADENOCARCINOMA; PANCREAS RESECTION; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOADJUVANT THERAPY; NEOPLASM STAGING; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 6344263420     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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