Downstaging of pancreatic carcinoma after neoadjuvant chemoradiation.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Neoadjuvant chemoradiation could improve survival in patients with pancreatic cancer because of a higher rate of R0 resections, lower rate of nodal metastasis (ypN) and of local recurrence. This approach was tested in a cohort to estimate its effect on survival. PATIENTS AND...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2009
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