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IN VIVO
Volume 32, Issue 5, Pages 1183-1191Publisher
INT INST ANTICANCER RESEARCH
DOI: 10.21873/invivo.11362
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Neoadjuvant; chemoradiotherapy; pancreatic cancer; gemcitabine; R0 resection
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Background: Local antitumor efficacy and the outcome of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NACRT) with low-dose gemcitabine and wide irradiation area for borderline resectable and unresectable pancreatic cancer were evaluated. Patients and Methods: Thirty-four cases of borderline resectable and unresectable pancreatic cancer were recruited. Three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy to the pancreatic bed and the region scheduled for lymph node dissection was performed to a total dose of 50.4 Gy28 fractions with gemcitabine at a dose of 150 mg/m(2) weekly. Clinical and pathological results were examined. Results: Twenty-seven patients (79.4%) completed the protocol. Grade 3/4 leucopenia (n=10), and grade 3 anorexia (n=1) occurred. Seven cases were excluded (two refused treatment; five had progressive disease), 20 underwent laparotomy, and 16 resected (47.1%) cases achieved R0 resection. Median survival time, and 3-year and 5-year survival rates were 39.0 months, and 56.3% and 28.1% in resected cases, respectively. Conclusion: NACRT with low-dose gemcitabine and wide irradiation area achieved 100% R0 resection and acceptable prognosis.
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