Effect of neoadjuvant radiotherapy on survival of non-metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: a SEER database analysis

Effect of neoadjuvant radiotherapy on survival of non-metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: a SEER database analysis

Abstract Background Neoadjuvant radiotherapy has been shown to improve marginal negative resection and local control of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC). However, whether it improves overall survival (OS) in patients with non-metastatic PDAC remains controversial. Therefore, the purpose of th...

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Main Authors: Dan Wang, Chongshun Liu, Yuan Zhou, Tingyu Yan, Chenglong Li, Qionghui Yang, Yang Xu, Lilan Zhao, Qian Pei, Fengbo Tan, Cenap Güngör, Yuqiang Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Neoadjuvant radiotherapy
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Overall survival
SEER
Propensity score matching
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-020-01561-z

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