2020
Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer Patients Have Superior Survival Following Neoadjuvant Therapy Compared to Upfront Resectable Patients
Deig C, Trone K, Beneville B, Stratton A, Liu A, Kanwar A, Grossblatt-Wait A, Sheppard B, Attia F, Bassale S, Chen Y, Keith D, Chen E, Lopez C, Gilbert E, Billingsley K, Nabavizadeh N, Thomas C, Grossberg A. Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer Patients Have Superior Survival Following Neoadjuvant Therapy Compared to Upfront Resectable Patients. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2020, 108: e581-e582. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.07.1786.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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