Abstract
Adjuvant chemotherapy (AC) following pancreatic carcinoma (PC) resection improves overall survival (OS). A systematic review identified 10 phase-2/3 studies investigating AC in 3644 patients looking at the influence of nodal and resection status. AC significantly improved DFS, OS and 5-year odds of death risk. There was greater survival benefit in patients PS 0 and with body/tail tumors. There was a non-significant effect in N-/N+ patients on OS and no difference between R0/R1 patients.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Journal of Surgical Oncology |
Early online date | 5 Mar 2019 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Keywords
- pancreatic cancer
- meta-analysis
- systematic review
- adjuvant chemotherapy
- resection margin
- lymph nodes
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Manchester Cancer Research Centre