Preoperative combination chemotherapy improved survival in patients with pancreatic cancer

In a study of patients with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer, combination chemotherapy with modified FOLFIRINOX before surgery increased survival relative to historical data and compared fav...

Pancreatic Cancer Prognosis | Johns Hopkins Medicine

Five-year survival rates are available for each stage, but it’s important for patients and families to understand that these numbers represent an average. Every patient is different, and what works for one person might not work for another — and vice versa. There are certainly patients who far outlive their prognosis or even become disease-free. And overall survival rates, while still much lower than other cancers, have gradually improved over the years. The following information about progn...

Survival statistics for pancreatic cancer

Learn about survival statistics for pancreatic cancer, including relative survival, survival by stage and questions about survival.

Pancreatic Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)

Pancreatic cancer treatment options depend on disease stage and include surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, chemoradiation, and palliative therapy. Get detailed information about the treatment of new...

Chemotherapy Before Surgery Benefits Some Patients With Pancreatic Cancer

Patients with pancreatic cancer who received chemotherapy both before and after surgery experienced longer survival rates than would be expected from surgery followed by chemotherapy...

What Is Pancreatic Cancer? Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention

Pancreatic cancer is rare but can be deadly. What causes pancreatic cancer, what is the survival rate for pancreatic cancer, and how is it treated?

A Randomized Trial of Chemoradiotherapy and Chemotherapy after Resection of Pancreatic Cancer | New Engla....

The effect of adjuvant treatment on survival in pancreatic cancer is unclear. We report the final results of the European Study Group for Pancreatic Cancer 1 Trial and update the interim results.In...

Systematic review of clinical prediction models for survival after surgery for r

predicting survival in resectable pancreatic cancer were included. Models without performance... after surgery (such as pathological factors) cannot be included. On the other hand, models...

4 Innovative Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Options

Discover the latest pancreatic cancer treatment options, including surgery, chemotherapy and radiation.

Pancreatic cancer surgery: the state of the art

Pancreatic cancer patients have an extremely poor survival prognosis, and surgical resection remains the only curative treatment. Greater experience in pancreatic surgery and developments in surgic...