The effect of oral chemotherapy in patients of adenocarcinoma of the head of the pancreas after radical resection
- VernacularTitle:口服化学药物疗法对胰头癌根治术患者的疗效分析
- Author:
Yijie ZHANG
;
Yan TANG
;
Xiangui HU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Pancreatic neoplasms;
Drug therapy,combination
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Surgery
1997;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To study the effect of oral chemotherapy on patients of pancreatic carcinoma undergoing Whipple′s procedure. Methods48 cases undergoing radical pancreaticoduodenectomy with regional lymphadenectomy were divided into two groups. 24 cases received oral chemotherapy consisted of 5′ DFUR and calcium folinate for a course of 6 months. ResultsThe clinicopathological features were similar between the two groups. During the period of follow up,5 cases in chemotherapy group died including motality caused by liver metastasis in 2 cases whereas 7 cases died of liver metastasis in the control group( P
