Treatment of Locally Advanced Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

Evolving treatment options for locally advanced unresectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

The best treatment strategy for patients with locally advanced unresectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains the subject of considerable debate. This report presents a case of a 58-year-old woman with locally advanced unresectable PDAC who was treated with sequential FOLFIRINOX for 8 cycles followed by chemoradiation, and continues to show durable disease control 18 months later....

Locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma: update and progress.

Pancreatic cancer, the 4th leading cause of cancer death in the U.S., remains a challenging disease for the oncology community. Less than 20% of all cases are potentially cured by surgical resection, while the large majority of cases are deemed either unresectable or metastatic upon diagnosis. Advances in treating locally advanced pancreatic cancer have been few and modest. In this year's Ameri...

A clinical role of staging laparoscopy in patients with radiographically defined locally advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

BACKGROUND The aim of current study is to verify usefulness of staging laparoscopy (stag-lap) for patient's selection and to find prognostic factors in patients with radiographically defined locally advanced (RD-LA) pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). METHODS The LA disease was defined as an unresectable disease without distant organ metastasis based on resectability status of NCCN guide...

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma staging

In addition to clinical history and evaluations, the results of laboratory tests and imaging studies help clinicians in determining treatment strategies. Imaging plays a central role in the management of oncology patients including the initial diagnosis, staging, and follow-up to assess treatment response. Historically, radiologists have relied on free-style dictations to convey the results of ...

Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Signalling