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Meta-analysis comparing upfront surgery with neoadjuvant treatment in patients with resectable or borderline resectable pancreatic cancer

British journal of surgery · 2018 · Vol. 105(8) · pp. 946–958
Eva VersteijneJantien A. VogelMarc G. BesselinkOlivier R. BuschJohanna W. WilminkJoost G. DaamsCasper H.J. van EijckBas Groot KoerkampC. RaschGeertjan van Tienhoven

Abstract

Neoadjuvant treatment appears to improve overall survival by intention to treat, despite lower overall resection rates for resectable or borderline resectable pancreatic cancer. PROSPERO registration number: CRD42016049374.

Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchPancreatitis Pathology and TreatmentNeuroendocrine Tumor Research AdvancesMedicineNeoadjuvant therapyPancreatic cancerLymph nodeCochrane LibrarySurgeryMeta-analysisPathologicalSurvival rateOncology

MeSH terms

AgedHumansMiddle AgedPancreatectomyPancreatic NeoplasmsTime FactorsSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeNeoadjuvant TherapyIntention to Treat Analysis

Funding

  • KWF Kankerbestrijding
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