title: Chemotherapy in pancreatic cancer: a rational pursuit?
abstract: A review on the chemotherapy in advanced pancreatic cancer is presented. Pancreatic cancer is an extremely chemotherapy resistant tumor and results of cytostatic drug treatment so far are unsatisfactory. For patients with locally advanced disease the combination of chemo- and radiotherapy may palliate some patients. To date no standard treatment is available and patients should be entered in clinical protocols assessing new treatment options.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Laurentius Hospital, Roermond, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Wils
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*