The role of intraoperative radiation therapy in resectable pancreatic cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The role of intraoperative radiation therapy in resectable pancreatic cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Purpose Several studies investigating the role of intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) in the treatment of resectable pancreatic cancer (PC) have been published; however, their results remain inconsistent. By conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis, this study aimed to compare clinic...

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Main Authors: Liang Jin, Ning Shi, Shiye Ruan, Baohua Hou, Yiping Zou, Xiongfeng Zou, Haosheng Jin, Zhixiang Jian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Resectable pancreatic cancer
Intraoperative radiotherapy
Median survival time
Local recurrence
Postoperative complications and operation-related mortality
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-020-01511-9

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