Dose escalation for locally advanced pancreatic cancer: How high can we go?

Purpose: There are limited treatment options for locally advanced, unresectable pancreatic cancer (LAPC) and no likelihood of cure without surgery. Radiation offers an option for local control, but radiation dose has previously been limited by nearby bowel toxicity. Advances in on-board imaging and...

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Main Authors: Lauren E. Colbert, MD, Neal Rebueno, CMD, Shalini Moningi, MD, Sam Beddar, PhD, Gabriel O. Sawakuchi, PhD, Joseph M. Herman, MD, Albert C. Koong, MD, PhD, Prajnan Das, MD, Emma B. Holliday, MD, Eugene J. Koay, MD, PhD, Cullen M. Taniguchi, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-10-01
Series:Advances in Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452109418301295