Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	12008
Country	United Kingdom

Received	2014-06-17 09:08
Peer-Review Started	2014-06-17 20:31
To Make the First Decision	2014-06-27 17:48
Return for Revision	2014-07-02 17:12
Revised	2014-07-08 03:22
Second Decision	2014-08-28 10:02
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2014-08-28 10:40
Articles in Press	2014-08-28 10:59
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Category	Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Manuscript Type	Topic Highlights
Article Title	High intensity focused ultrasound: A noninvasive therapy for locally advanced pancreatic cancer
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Feng Wu
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Feng Wu, MD, PhD, HIFU Unit, The Churchill Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LJ, United Kingdom. feng.wu@nds.ox.ac.uk
Key Words	Pancreatic cancer; High intensity focused ultrasound; Focused ultrasound surgery; Thermal ablation; Hyperthermia; Therapeutic ultrasound
Core Tip	Prognosis in unresectable locally advanced pancreatic cancer is extremely poor. Standard treatments are currently limited to chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or a combination of the two. Though few regimens may offer a limited survival benefit, novel treatment strategies are urgently needed. As a noninvasive approach, high intensity focused ultrasound therapy can selectively ablate a targeted lesion of the pancreas. Preliminary studies indicate that this approach is safe and feasible, and can be used alone or in combination with chemotherapy. It can effectively alleviate cancer-related abdominal pain, and may confer an additional survival benefit with few significant complications.
Publish Date	2014-12-02 10:46
Citation	Wu F. High intensity focused ultrasound: A noninvasive therapy for locally advanced pancreatic cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(44): 16480-16488
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i44/16480.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i44.16480

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