Palliative treatment for locally advanced and metastatic pancreatic cancer
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-9752.2011.05.004
- VernacularTitle:局部晚期和远处转移胰腺癌的姑息治疗
- Author:
Bie PING
;
Chen GENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Pancreatic neoplasms;
Metastasis;
Palliative treatment
- From:
Chinese Journal of Digestive Surgery
2011;10(5):329-331
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
More than 25％ pancreatic cancers are locally advanced and unresectable.For patients underwent pancreatectomy,about 80％ of patients had pancreatic cancer recurrence in 2 years.The aim of palliative treatment for locally advanced and metastatic pancreatic cancer is to relieve the disease-associated symptoms,including biliary obstruction,duodenal obstruction,and intractable abdominal pain.Surgical strategies,such as palliative resection (R1 resection ),biliary drainage and gastroenterostomy have been widely used.During recent years,neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radiation have been recommended as the palliative treatment of choice for patients with locally advanced and metastatic pancreatic cancer.However,The controversy still exists.This article summarized current data of surgical and non-surgical strategies for the treatment of locally advanced and metastatic pancreatic cancer.
