Two Cases of Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer Has Gained Relatively Long Free Survival in Multimodality Therapy

Yamamoto, S.; Ohshima, H.; Katsumori, T.; Hamaguchi, H.; Tsukamoto, Y.; Iwanaga, T.

Gan to Kagaku Ryoho. Cancer and ChemoTherapy 44(12): 1778-1780

2017


ISSN/ISBN: 0385-0684
PMID: 29394773
Document Number: 694566
We experienced 2 cases in which Stage IV pancreatic cancer(General rules for the study of pancreatic cancer, The 6th edition, Japanese Pancreas Society)underwent chemotherapy and radiotherapy after surgical operation and had relatively long term relapse-free survival. Local control by adding radiation therapy to surgical resection and suppressing the distant metastases in adjuvant chemotherapy may improve the prognosis.

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