Preoperative gemcitabine-based chemoradiation for patients with resectable adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head.

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Published in J Clin Oncol on July 20, 2008

Authors

Douglas B Evans1, Gauri R Varadhachary, Christopher H Crane, Charlotte C Sun, Jeffrey E Lee, Peter W T Pisters, Jean-Nicolas Vauthey, Huamin Wang, Karen R Cleary, Gregg A Staerkel, Chusilp Charnsangavej, Elizabeth A Lano, Linus Ho, Renato Lenzi, James L Abbruzzese, Robert A Wolff

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA. devans@mdanderson.org

Associated clinical trials:

Pancreas Cancer: Molecular Profiling as a Guide to Therapy Before and After Surgery ("Personalized Medicine") | NCT01726582

Tolfenamic Acid, Gemcitabine and Radiation for Locally Advanced or Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer Requiring Radiation | NCT02159248

Neoadjuvant Folfirinox Combined With Pembrolizumab Followed by Surgery for Patients With Resectable Pancreatic Cancer | NCT05132504

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