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Oncology |
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Article Title |
Current status of non-surgical treatment of locally advanced pancreatic cancer
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Invited Manuscript |
All Author List |
Stavros Spiliopoulos, Maria Teresa Zurlo, Annachiara Casella, Letizia Laera, Giammarco Surico, Alessia Surgo, Alba Fiorentino, Nicola de'Angelis, Roberto Calbi, Riccardo Memeo and Riccardo Inchingolo |
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Corresponding Author |
Stavros Spiliopoulos, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, 2nd Radiology Department, Interventional Radiology Unit, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 1st Rimini St, Chaidari, Athens 12461, Greece. stavspiliop@med.uoa.gr |
Key Words |
Interventional radiology; Oncology; Radiotherapy; Pancreatic cancer; Ablation |
Core Tip |
Currently available non-surgical treatment options for locally advanced pancreatic cancer include systemic chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and minimally invasive image-guided procedures. The latter have emerged over the past years and include radiofrequency, microwave ablation, laser ablation, cryoablation, irreversible electroporation, high intensity focused ultrasound, and trans-arterial embolization procedures. Although initial results were not deemed satisfactory, mainly due to unacceptable complication rates, cumulative experience and technological advances have led to the improvement of outcomes of image-guided procedures and their incorporation in the treatment algorithm. |
Publish Date |
2021-12-14 23:58 |
Citation |
Spiliopoulos S, Zurlo MT, Casella A, Laera L, Surico G, Surgo A, Fiorentino A, de'Angelis N, Calbi R, Memeo R, Inchingolo R. Current status of non-surgical treatment of locally advanced pancreatic cancer. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2021; 13(12): 2064-2075 |
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https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5204/full/v13/i12/2064.htm |
DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.v13.i12.2064 |