Advanced-stage pancreatic cancer: therapy options
Although surgery is a requirement for a potential cure from pancreatic cancer, it is usually diagnosed at a late stage, when surgical intervention is not straightforward. This Review article outlines the controversies surrounding the treatment options for patients with advanced-stage pancreatic canc...
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| Dokumenttyp: | Article (Journal) |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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30 April 2013
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Nature reviews. Clinical oncology
Year: 2013, Jahrgang: 10, Heft: 6, Pages: 323-333 |
| ISSN: | 1759-4782 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/nrclinonc.2013.66 |
| Online-Zugang: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1038/nrclinonc.2013.66 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.nature.com/articles/nrclinonc.2013.66 |
| Verfasserangaben: | Jens Werner, Stephanie E. Combs, Christoph Springfeld, Werner Hartwig, Thilo Hackert & Markus W. Büchler |
| Zusammenfassung: | Although surgery is a requirement for a potential cure from pancreatic cancer, it is usually diagnosed at a late stage, when surgical intervention is not straightforward. This Review article outlines the controversies surrounding the treatment options for patients with advanced-stage pancreatic cancer, from surgery through to chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted agents and palliative care. |
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| Beschreibung: | Gesehen am 04.11.2021 |
| Beschreibung: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1759-4782 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/nrclinonc.2013.66 |