학술논문

Significance of non-surgical treatment in the management of locally advanced pancreatic cancer / 局所進行膵癌に対する非切除治療の意義
Document Type
Journal Article
Source
膵臓 / Suizo. 2012, 27(5):656
Subject
Chemoradiotherapy
Gemcitabine
Locally advanced pancreatic cancer
Long-term survivor
S-1
ゲムシタビン
化学放射線療法
局所進行膵癌
長期生存
Language
Japanese
ISSN
0913-0071
1881-2805
Abstract
In recent years, prognosis of patients with unresectable locally advanced pancreatic cancer (LAPC) has improved because of improvements in chemoradiotherapy (CRT) or chemotherapy. Several clinical studies on CRT or chemotherapy have shown favorable efficacy with median survival more than 15 months. In addition, some studies have reported the use of CRT or chemotherapy to convert unresectable disease to resectable status in patients with LAPC. However, there is still limited evidence for the treatment of LAPC, and the role of CRT remains controversial. In this report, we reviewed the outcome of CRT in our facilities, and considered the significance of non-surgical treatment for LAPC. The median survival time was 15.4 months, and 3-year and 5-year survival rate were 17.5% and 6.7%, respectively. There were some long-term survivors after CRT in our cohort of patients. In this report, we also reviewed the outcome of surgery after CRT or chemotherapy in patients with LAPC, and considered the significance of such multidisciplinary approach to improve patient outcome.