Intensified Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy with Nab-Paclitaxel plus Gemcitabine Followed by FOLFIRINOX in a Patient with Locally Advanced Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer

The prognosis of patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer can be improved if secondary complete (R0) resection is possible. In patients initially staged as unresectable this may be achieved with neoadjuvant treatment which is usually chemoradiotherapy based. We report the case of a 46-year-o...

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Main Authors: Volker Kunzmann, Ken Herrmann, Christina Bluemel, Markus Kapp, Ingo Hartlapp, Ulrich Steger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2014-09-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/367966