2010
Adjuvant therapy and survival after resection of pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Mayo S, Austin D, Sheppard B, Mori M, Shipley D, Billingsley K. Adjuvant therapy and survival after resection of pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Cancer 2010, 116: 2932-2940. PMID: 20336787, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.25082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjuvant therapyPancreatic adenocarcinomaOverall survivalAdjuvant treatmentCox proportional hazards modelMedian overall survivalKaplan-Meier methodMedical record reviewPopulation-based cohortOngoing clinical trialsState Cancer RegistryProportional hazards modelPaucity of dataAdjuvant chemoradiationCurative intentR0 resectionMedian survivalPerformance statusComplete resectionRecord reviewCancer RegistryPathologic stageClinical trialsRegistry dataHazards model
2009
Evolving Preoperative Evaluation of Patients with Pancreatic Cancer: Does Laparoscopy Have a Role in the Current Era?
Mayo S, Austin D, Sheppard B, Mori M, Shipley D, Billingsley K. Evolving Preoperative Evaluation of Patients with Pancreatic Cancer: Does Laparoscopy Have a Role in the Current Era? Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2009, 208: 87-95. PMID: 19228509, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.10.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic adenocarcinomaDiagnostic laparoscopyMetastatic diseaseSurgical explorationEndoscopic ultrasonographyDual-phase CT scanMultivariate logistic regression modelCornerstone of stagingPreoperative weight lossMedical record reviewSubset of patientsPopulation-based studyPancreatic cancer patientsState Cancer RegistrySound clinical approachCurrent imaging modalitiesCombination of CTCurrent staging techniquesLogistic regression modelsCurative intentPotential resectabilityResectable patientsLaparoscopic stagingPreoperative evaluationPrimary outcome