Two studies pave the way for preoperative therapy in pancreatic cancer patients

Matthew H. Katz; Syed A. Ahmad; Judy C. Boughey

Two studies pave the way for preoperative therapy in pancreatic cancer patients

Matthew H. Katz, Syed A. Ahmad, Judy C. Boughey

Gastroenterologic and General Surgery

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Abstract

The delivery of chemotherapy and/or radiation in the preoperative setting (before surgical resection, instead of after it) has been hypothesized to improve both rates of margin-negative resection and survival.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	57-60
Number of pages	4
Journal	Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons
Volume	101
Issue number	8
State	Published - Aug 1 2016

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General Medicine

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Two studies pave the way for preoperative therapy in pancreatic cancer patients

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