Association of time interval between cancer diagnosis and initiation of palliative chemotherapy with overall survival in patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer

Association of time interval between cancer diagnosis and initiation of palliative chemotherapy with overall survival in patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer

Abstract Introduction Palliative chemotherapy is the standard treatment for patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer. Whether the early initiation of palliative chemotherapy is associated with a favorable survival outcome for these patients is not known. This study aimed to analyze the associati...

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Main Authors: Shu‐Hui Lee, Pei‐Hung Chang, Ping‐Tsung Chen, Chang‐Hsien Lu, Yu‐Shin Hung, Ngan‐Ming Tsang, Chia‐Yen Hung, Jen‐Shi Chen, Hung‐Chih Hsu, Yen‐Yang Chen, Wen‐Chi Chou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-07-01
Series:Cancer Medicine
Subjects:
initiation of chemotherapy
pancreatic cancer
survival
time interval
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.2254

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