2011
Maximizing the Effect of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation in Patients with Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer
Sopka D, Chun Y, Cohen S, Zhu F, Milestone B, Cooper H, Freedman G, Burtness B, Hoffman J, Meyer J. Maximizing the Effect of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation in Patients with Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2011, 81: s335. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.06.1804.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBorderline resectable pancreatic cancerResectable pancreatic cancerNeoadjuvant chemoradiationPancreatic cancerChemoradiationPatientsCancer
2010
Defining Venous Involvement in Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer
Chun YS, Milestone BN, Watson JC, Cohen SJ, Burtness B, Engstrom PF, Haluszka O, Tokar JL, Hall MJ, Denlinger CS, Astsaturov I, Hoffman JP. Defining Venous Involvement in Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2010, 17: 2832-2838. PMID: 20725860, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-010-1284-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsR0 resection ratePreoperative therapyPreoperative chemoradiationResection ratePancreatic adenocarcinomaVenous involvementBilateral narrowingUnilateral narrowingSurvival rateBorderline resectable pancreatic adenocarcinomaBorderline resectable pancreatic cancerMargin-negative resection rateMedian overall survival rateHigher R0 resection rateImproved overall survivalResectable pancreatic cancerNegative lymph nodesMargin-negative resectionOverall survival rateResectable pancreatic adenocarcinomaSuperior mesenteric veinPreoperative computed tomographyType IIBackgroundPancreatic adenocarcinomaBorderline resectability