title: Neoadjuvant therapy for resectable pancreatic cancer.
abstract: The length and quality of life of patients with localized pancreatic cancer will be maximized by accurate preoperative assessment of resectability, a standardized technique of tumor resection, and the routine use of protocol-based adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapy. Continued efforts to enroll patients with localized and advanced pancreatic cancer into well-designed clinical trials should remain a high priority for oncologists across all disciplines. At present, preoperative therapy remains investigational but has a sound clinical basis and remains a reasonable alternative to up front surgery. Future clinical trials for resectable pancreatic cancer will lead to progress only if the principles of multidisciplinary cancer care and quality assurance are incorporated into their design and conduct.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Chandrajit P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Raut
authors.forename: Douglas B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: Christopher H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Crane
authors.forename: Peter W T
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Pisters
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Wolff
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States