Hepato Gastroenterol
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Hepato Gastroenterol · Sep 2005
Radiation therapy, bypass operation and celiac plexus block in patients with unresectable locally advanced pancreatic cancer.
The great majority of pancreatic cancers are unresectable due to local invasion and/or distant metastasis. The treatment options for such patients include bypass operation, celiac plexus block, radiation therapy (RT), chemotherapy and immunotherapy. RT is divided into intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) and external radiation therapy (ERT). Appropriate palliative treatment remains controversial. ⋯ RT significantly prolonged survival of patients with unresectable locally advanced pancreatic cancer and combined palliative treatments including bypass operation, celiac plexus block and RT (ERT or IORT) are recommended for such patients.