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ArticleCureus2023

A Liver-First Approach Using Ablation for Oligometastatic Pancreatic Cancer: A Report of a Successful Case.

Shinichi Ikuta, Takayoshi Nakajima, Tsukasa Aihara, Masataka Fujikawa, Naoki Yamanaka

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Article in Cureus, 2023. 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

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shinichi IkutaDepartment of Surgery, Meiwa Hospital, Hyogo, JPN.
Takayoshi NakajimaDepartment of Surgery, Meiwa Hospital, Hyogo, JPN.
Tsukasa AiharaDepartment of Surgery, Meiwa Hospital, Hyogo, JPN.
Masataka FujikawaDepartment of Surgery, Meiwa Hospital, Hyogo, JPN.
Naoki YamanakaDepartment of Surgery, Meiwa Hospital, Hyogo, JPN.
Miwa Hospital · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pancreatic cancer (PC) is a highly aggressive malignancy, often accompanied by liver metastases as a common manifestation. While palliative chemotherapy remains the mainstay treatment for liver metastatic PC, local treatment approaches have gained attention, especially for patients with oligometastasis who exhibit a positive response to chemotherapy. This case report illustrates the successful application of a liver-first strategy in a 79-year-old male diagnosed with liver oligometastatic PC, originating in the pancreatic tail. The strategy encompassed percutaneous microwave ablation for liver metastases, followed by FOLFIRINOX (5-fluorouracil, folic acid, irinotecan, and oxaliplatin) chemotherapy, and subsequent primary tumor resection. The patient has remained disease-free for over a year post-surgery. This multidisciplinary approach may hold promise for selected patients with liver oligometastatic PC, although further research and case studies are needed for comprehensive evaluation.

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ablation therapyconversion surgeryliver-firstliver oligometastasespancreatic cancer

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PMID37942384
PMCPMC10628600
OpenAlexW4387454751

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