Beneficial effects and long-term outcomes of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy with 5-fluoruracil, cisplatin, mitomycin C, and heparin for pancreatic cancer

Pancreatology ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. S65
Author(s):  
Minoru Kitago ◽  
Osamu Itano ◽  
Masahiro Shinoda ◽  
Hiroshi Yagi ◽  
Yuta Abe ◽  
...  
2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 315-315
Author(s):  
Taizo Hibi ◽  
Minoru Kitago ◽  
Koichi Aiura ◽  
Minoru Tanabe ◽  
Osamu Itano ◽  
...  

315 Background: Because of the high incidence of local recurrence and liver metastasis, long-term outcomes of patients following resection of advanced pancreatic cancer are extremely poor. Facilitation of curative resection and prevention of micrometastasis are the goals of neoadjuvant therapy. We evaluated the feasibility and efficacy of our neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NACRT) protocol for borderline resectable pancreatic cancer patients. Methods: During the period between 2003 and 2011, 24 patients with borderline resectable pancreatic cancers underwent NACRT comprising 5-FU (300 mg/body/day, day 1−5/week for 4 weeks), cisplatin (10mg/body day2, 9, 16, 23), mitomycin C (4mg/body/day, day 1, 8, 15, and 22), heparin (6000 IU/body/day for 4 weeks), and radiation (2 Gy/day, day 1−5/week for 4 weeks, total 40 Gy). They were reevaluated for resectability after therapy. Primary endpoints were toxicity and overall patient and disease-free survivals. Secondary endpoint was the ratio of microscopically margin negative resection. Results: All 24 patients completedNACRT. Grade 3−4 hematological adverse events were observed in 9 (38%) patients but none developed severe gastrointestinal toxicity. In 7 (29%) patients, restaging revealed distant metastasis or local disease progression not amenable to curative resection. The remaining 17 patients (71%) underwent surgery (pancreatoduodenectomy, 13 and distal pancreatectomy, 4) with zero 30-day postoperative or in-hospital mortality. The 5-year overall all patient and disease-free survival rates after pancreatectomy were 52.6% and 36.3%, respectively. Postoperative histopathological evaluation demonstrated a marked degenerative change in the specimen, achieving negative surgical margins in 15/17 (88%) patients and pathological complete response in the remaining 2 (12%) patients. Conclusions: Our NACRT protocol is feasible with a low toxicity profile and an excellent curative resection rate in the treatment of borderline resectable pancreatic cancer. It is a promising regimen associated with improved long-term prognoses than historical controls.


2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 88-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keiichiro Iwao ◽  
Masaru Inatani ◽  
Takahiko Seto ◽  
Yuji Takihara ◽  
Minako Ogata-Iwao ◽  
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HPB ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. S58
Author(s):  
K. Nakagawa ◽  
T. Akahori ◽  
K. Nakamura ◽  
T. Takagi ◽  
N. Ikeda ◽  
...  

Cancer ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 118 (12) ◽  
pp. 3026-3035 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nils D. Arvold ◽  
David P. Ryan ◽  
Andrzej Niemierko ◽  
Lawrence S. Blaszkowsky ◽  
Eunice L. Kwak ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 107327482097659
Author(s):  
Wentao Zhou ◽  
Dansong Wang ◽  
Wenhui Lou

Pancreatic cancer with synchronous liver metastasis has an extremely poor prognosis, and surgery is not recommended for such patients by the current guidelines. However, an increasing body of studies have shown that concurrent resection of pancreatic cancer and liver metastasis is not only technically feasible but also beneficial to the survival in the selected patients. In this review, we aim to summarize the short- and long-term outcomes following synchronous liver metastasectomy for pancreatic cancer patients, and discuss the potential criteria in selecting appropriate surgical candidates, which might be helpful in clinical decision-making.


Author(s):  
Lucrezia D’Alimonte ◽  
Quoc Riccardo Bao ◽  
Gaya Spolverato ◽  
Giulia Capelli ◽  
Paola Del Bianco ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Local excision might represent an alternative to total mesorectal excision for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer who achieve a major or complete clinical response after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. Methods Between August 2005 and July 2011, 63 patients with mid-low rectal adenocarcinoma who had a major/complete clinical response after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy were enrolled in a multicenter prospective phase 2 trial and underwent transanal full thickness local excision. The main endpoint of this study was to evaluate the 5- and 10-year overall, relapse-free, local, and distant relapse-free survival, which were calculated by applying the Kaplan–Meier method. The rate of patients with rectum preserved and without stoma were also calculated. Results Of 63 patients, 38 (60%) were male and 25 (40%) were female, with a median (range) age of 64 (25–82) years. At baseline, the following clinical stages were found: cT2, n = 21 (33.3%); cT3, n = 42 (66.6%), 39 (61.9%) patients were cN+. At a median (range) follow-up of 108 (32–166) months, the estimated cumulative 5- and 10-year overall survival, relapse-free survival, local recurrence-free survival, and distant recurrence-free survival were 87% (95% CI 76–93) and 79% (95% CI 66–87), 89% (95% CI 78–94) and 82% (95% CI 66–91), both 91% (95% CI 81–96), and 90% (95% CI 80–95) and 86% (95% CI 73–93), respectively. Overall, 49 (77.8%) patients had their rectum preserved, and 54 (84.1%) were stoma-free. Conclusion In highly selected patients, the local excision approach after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy is associated with excellent long-term outcomes, high rates of rectum preservation and absence of permanent stoma.


2008 ◽  
Vol 146 (2) ◽  
pp. 276-284.e2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge A. Alvarado ◽  
David A. Hollander ◽  
Richard P. Juster ◽  
Lillian C. Lee

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