title: Role of radiation therapy in the management of pancreatic cancer.
abstract: Local failure remains a major issue for patients with both resectable and locally advanced pancreatic cancer. The role of radiation therapy in the management of this disease is less clear and represents an area of some controversy. The objective of this review is to present the rationale for radiation therapy in pancreatic cancer, as well as to discuss the potential limitations and caveats of the currently available studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA. goodmank@mskcc.org
authors.forename: Karyn A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Goodman
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hajj
mesh_terms: D059186:Chemoradiotherapy, Adjuvant; D006801:Humans; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D016634:Radiosurgery; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D016019:Survival Analysis