An example case that chemoradiotherapy was succeeded for unresectable pancreas cancer
Kawashima, Y.; Horiuchi, H.; Akashi, M.; Nogita, H.; Kitasato, Y.; Akasu, G.; Mikagi, K.; Kawahara, R.; Ishikawa, H.; Hisaka, T.; Kinoshita, H.; Shirouzu, K.
Gan to Kagaku Ryoho. Cancer and ChemoTherapy 38(12): 2155-2157
2011
ISSN/ISBN: 0385-0684 PMID: 22202314 Document Number: 651471
Prognosis of pancreas cancer is extremely poor. For unresectable pancreas cancer, there has not been an effective method of treating. In our institution, the mean survival time was 13 . 6 months for a chemoradiotherapy case that used gemcitabine (GEM), but was 7.3 months for a non-treatment case in locally advanced and metastatic pancreas cancer. This time, we experienced a good case for unresectable pancreas cancer treated with chemoradiotherapy using GEM/S-1 that clearly exhibited a decrease in tumor size by tumor marker.