2021
Can a simplified CT response criteria for vascular involvement in pancreatic adenocarcinoma after neoadjuvant therapy predict survival in patients who achieved subsequent R0 resection?
Guo Y, Czeyda-Pommersheim F, Miccio JA, Mahalingam S, Cecchini M, Pahade J. Can a simplified CT response criteria for vascular involvement in pancreatic adenocarcinoma after neoadjuvant therapy predict survival in patients who achieved subsequent R0 resection? Abdominal Radiology 2021, 46: 5609-5617. PMID: 34557934, DOI: 10.1007/s00261-021-03284-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubsequent R0 resectionOverall survivalR0 resectionNeoadjuvant therapyPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaImaging responseMultivariable Cox proportional hazards analysisCox proportional hazards analysisPostoperative CA19-9Median overall survivalImproved diseaseProportional hazards analysisKaplan-Meier analysisSimilar diseasesPatient ageVascular involvementClinical stagingMethodsRetrospective analysisPredict SurvivalClinical parametersPDAC patientsCA 19CA19-9Mean ageCancer patients
2020
A Single-Institution Experience of Induction 5-Fluorouracil, Leucovorin, Irinotecan, and Oxaliplatin Followed by Surgery Versus Consolidative Radiation for Borderline and Locally Advanced Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer.
Cecchini M, Miccio JA, Pahade J, Lacy J, Salem RR, Johnson SB, Blakaj A, Stein S, Kortmansky JS, Johung KL. A Single-Institution Experience of Induction 5-Fluorouracil, Leucovorin, Irinotecan, and Oxaliplatin Followed by Surgery Versus Consolidative Radiation for Borderline and Locally Advanced Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer. Pancreas 2020, 49: 904-911. PMID: 32658074, DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0000000000001592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaLA PDACUnresectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaInduction FOLFIRINOXConsolidative radiotherapyOverall survivalAdvanced unresectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaSingle-center retrospective reviewMeaningful survival benefitMedian overall survivalUnresectable pancreatic cancerR0 resection rateKaplan-Meier methodSingle institution experienceBenefits of surgeryLog-rank testConsolidative radiationDefinitive radiationLA patientsPreoperative radiationResection rateSurgery patientsSurvival benefitSurvival impactImproved survival