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SUBMITTER: Palmarocchi MC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5452906 | biostudies-other | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Palmarocchi Maria Celeste MC Balzarotti Canger Ruben Carlo RC Saletti Piercarlo P
Oncology letters 20170411 6
Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer mortality and is associated with a poor overall survival even when diagnosed early and considered resectable. Complete surgical removal with negative histological margins is an independent predictor of survival and remains the only potential curative treatment. In borderline resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma (BRPAC), preoperative systemic therapy may increase resectability and margin-negative resection rate. There is no current consensus ...[more]