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ReviewThe American journal of gastroenterology2017

A Multidisciplinary Approach to Pancreas Cancer in 2016: A Review.

Evan L Fogel, Safi Shahda, Kumar Sandrasegaran, John DeWitt, Jeffrey J Easler, David M Agarwal, Mackenzie Eagleson, Nicholas J Zyromski, Michael G House, Susannah Ellsworth and 4 more

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Review in The American journal of gastroenterology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

64 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Evan L FogelDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Indiana University Health, Indiana University School of Medicine, University Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Safi ShahdaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Indiana University Health, Indiana University School of Medicine, University Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Kumar SandrasegaranDepartment of Radiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
John DeWittDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Indiana University Health, Indiana University School of Medicine, University Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Jeffrey J EaslerDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Indiana University Health, Indiana University School of Medicine, University Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
David M AgarwalDepartment of Radiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Mackenzie EaglesonDepartment of Radiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Nicholas J ZyromskiDepartment of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Michael G HouseDepartment of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Susannah EllsworthDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Indiana University Health, Indiana University School of Medicine, University Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Ihab El HajjDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Indiana University Health, Indiana University School of Medicine, University Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Bert H O'NeilDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Indiana University Health, Indiana University School of Medicine, University Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Attila NakeebDepartment of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Stuart ShermanDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Indiana University Health, Indiana University School of Medicine, University Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.

Funding

Indiana University (IU) Clinical Center for Chronic Pancreatitis Clinical Research NetworkU01DK108323 · NIDDK · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI Jeffrey James Easler, Evan L Fogel · 2015 to 2026
$6.5M
NIDDK NIH HHS U01 DK108323
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this article, we review our multidisciplinary approach for patients with pancreatic cancer. Specifically, we review the epidemiology, diagnosis and staging, biliary drainage techniques, selection of patients for surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and discuss other palliative interventions. The areas of active research investigation and where our knowledge is limited are emphasized.

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Patient Care TeamAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalDrainageEndosonographyHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingNeoplasm StagingPalliative CarePancreatectomyPancreatic NeoplasmsPancreaticoduodenectomyPatient SelectionRadiotherapyTomography, X-Ray ComputedAntineoplastic Agents

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PMID28139655
PMCPMC5659272

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