Postoperative Outcomes and Functional Recovery After Preoperative Combination Chemotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer: A Propensity Score-Matched Study

Postoperative Outcomes and Functional Recovery After Preoperative Combination Chemotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer: A Propensity Score-Matched Study

Introduction: Previous studies show encouraging oncologic outcomes for neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) in the setting of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). However, recent literature reported an increased clinical burden in patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) following NACT. There...

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Main Authors: Nicolò Pecorelli, Michele Pagnanelli, Lorenzo Cinelli, Francesca Di Salvo, Stefano Partelli, Stefano Crippa, Domenico Tamburrino, Renato Castoldi, Giulio Belfiori, Michele Reni, Massimo Falconi, Gianpaolo Balzano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
pancreatic cancer
neoadjuvant treatment
pancreaticoduodenectomy
postoperative complications
functional recovery
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2019.01299/full

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