The Survival Effect of Radiotherapy on Stage IIB/III Pancreatic Cancer Undergone Surgery in Different Age and Tumor Site Groups: A Propensity Scores Matching Analysis Based on SEER Database

The Survival Effect of Radiotherapy on Stage IIB/III Pancreatic Cancer Undergone Surgery in Different Age and Tumor Site Groups: A Propensity Scores Matching Analysis Based on SEER Database

BackgroundIt remains controversial whether radiotherapy (RT) improves survival in patients with stage IIB/III PDAC. A growing number of studies have found that patients’ age at diagnosis and tumor site not only affect prognosis, but also may lead to different treatment responses. Therefore, the purp...

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Main Authors: Dan Wang, Heming Ge, Mengxiang Tian, Chenglong Li, Lilan Zhao, Qian Pei, Fengbo Tan, Yuqiang Li, Chen Ling, Cenap Güngör
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
radiotherapy
SEER
Age
tumor site
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2022.799930/full

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