Neoadjuvant treatment of pancreatic adenocarcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 5520 patients

Neoadjuvant treatment of pancreatic adenocarcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 5520 patients

Abstract Background Recent years have seen standardization of the anatomic definitions of pancreatic adenocarcinoma, and increasing utilization of neoadjuvant therapy (NAT). The aim of the current review was to summarize the evidence for NAT in pancreatic adenocarcinoma since 2009, when consensus cr...

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Main Authors: Mashaal Dhir, Gautam K. Malhotra, Davendra P.S. Sohal, Nicholas A. Hein, Lynette M. Smith, Eileen M. O’Reilly, Nathan Bahary, Chandrakanth Are
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
Pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Neoadjuvant therapy
Outcomes
Survival
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-017-1240-2

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