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SUBMITTER: Amini A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6218950 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Amini Arya A Jones Bernard L BL Stumpf Priscilla P Leong Stephen S Lieu Christopher H CH Weekes Colin C Davis S Lindsey SL Messersmith Wells A WA Purcell William T WT Ghosh Debashis D Schefter Tracey T Goodman Karyn A KA
Pancreas 20170801 7
<h4>Objectives</h4>The role of radiotherapy (RT) in locally advanced pancreatic cancer (LAPC) is uncertain. This study examines patterns of care and survival outcomes of LAPC undergoing chemotherapy alone versus chemotherapy plus RT (C + RT).<h4>Methods</h4>The National Cancer Database was queried for nonmetastatic LAPC patients who received chemotherapy alone or C + RT.<h4>Results</h4>Of the 13,695 patients included, 5306 underwent chemotherapy alone and 4971, C + RT. Use of C + RT declined fro ...[more]