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ArticleClinical Medicine Insights. Oncology2020

The Impact of Prolonged Chemotherapy to Surgery Interval and Neoadjuvant Radiotherapy on Pathological Complete Response and Overall Survival in Pancreatic Cancer Patients.

Basem Azab, Francisco Igor Macedo, David Chang, Caroline Ripat, Dido Franceschi, Alan S Livingstone, Danny Yakoub

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Article in Clinical Medicine Insights. Oncology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Basem AzabSurgical Oncology, Sentara Healthcare, Sentara CarePlex Hospital, Hampton, VA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1454-3121
Francisco Igor MacedoSurgical Oncology, DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
David ChangVirginia Oncology Associate, Hampton, VA, USA.
Caroline RipatSurgical Oncology, DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
Dido FranceschiSurgical Oncology, DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
Alan S LivingstoneSurgical Oncology, DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
Danny YakoubSurgical Oncology, DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
University of Miami · USSentara CarePlex Hospital · USVirginia Oncology Associates · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe aimed to study the impact of neoadjuvant chemotherapy to surgery (NCT-S) interval and neoadjuvant radiotherapy (NRT) on pathological complete response (pCR) and overall survival (OS) in pancreatic cancer (pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma [PDAC]).

methodsNational Cancer Data Base (NCDB)-pancreatectomy patients who underwent NCT/NRT were included. The NCT-S interval was divided into time quintiles in weeks: 8 to 11, 12 to 14, 15 to 19, 20 to 29, and >29 weeks.

resultsA total of 2093 patients with NCT were included with median follow-up of 74 months and 71% NRT. The pCR rate was 2.1% with higher median OS compared with non-pCR (41 vs 19 months,

conclusionsLonger NCT-S interval and pCR were independent predictors of improved OS in patients with PDAC. The NRT predicted increased pCR but not OS.

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neoadjuvant chemoradiationPancreas cancerpathological responsepCRsurvival

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PMID32669884
PMCPMC7336830
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