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SUBMITTER: Ren L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7541356 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ren Lei L Mota Reyes Carmen C Friess Helmut H Demir Ihsan Ekin IE
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<h4>Background</h4>Neoadjuvant therapies (neoTx) have revolutionized the treatment of borderline resectable (BR) and locally advanced (LA) pancreatic cancer (PCa) by significantly increasing the rate of R0 resections, which remains the only curative strategy for these patients. However, there is still room for improvement of neoTx in PCa.<h4>Purpose</h4>Here, we aimed to critically analyze the benefits of neoTx in LA and BR PCa and its potential use on patients with resectable PCa. We also explo ...[more]