Adjuvant chemoradiation for pancreatic cancer: What does the evidence tell us?

Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 166-177

  Chuong, Michael D ^a   Boggs, Drexell H ^a   Patel, Kruti N ^a   Regine, William F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjuvant chemoradiation (CRT); Pancreas cancer; Radiation therapy (RT)

Indexed keywords

CA 19-9 ANTIGEN; ERLOTINIB; FLUOROURACIL; GEMCITABINE;

ADJUVANT CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; ADVERSE OUTCOME; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PANCREAS CANCER; PATIENT SELECTION; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION HAZARD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 84995744010     PISSN: 20786891     EISSN: 2219679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2078-6891.2014.025     Document Type: Review

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