ISSN:
1436-0691
Keywords:
pancreatic carcinoma
;
radiotherapy
;
intraoperative radiotherapy
;
resection
;
non-resection
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Eighty patients with pancreatic carcinoma were treated by intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) with or without surgical resection of the tumor, and the results were compared with those of 111 patients treated by surgery alone. For resectable patients, the radiation dose was 30 Gy and the average field sizes were 8 or 10 cm; for unresectable patients, these values were 20–30 Gy and 6 or 8 cm, respectively. No side effects of IORT were observed. In 49 resectable stage III patients, the IORT group (n=16) had a higher survival rate than the non-IORT group (n=33); i.e., 1-year survival rates of 44.6% vs 23% and 2-year survival rates of 37.2% vs 7.7% after surgery (P〈0.05). However, there was no significant difference in survival rate between the IORT group (n=28) and the non-IORT group (n=29) in 57 resectable patients in stage IV. In unresectable patients, the IORT group (n=31) (P〈0.05) had a higher survival rate than the non-IORT group (n=38) (P〈0.05). The palliative effect of IORT on abdominal or back pain was evaluated in 15 patients who had such symptoms and did not undergo tumor resection. Overall, pain decreased or disappeared in 13 of these patients (87%).
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02391076
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