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Adjuvant chemoradiation for pancreatic adenocarcinoma: the Johns Hopkins Hospital-Mayo Clinic collaborative study.

Charles C Hsu, Joseph M Herman, Michele M Corsini, Jordan M Winter, Matthew D Callister, Michael G Haddock, John L Cameron, Timothy M Pawlik, Richard D Schulick, Christopher L Wolfgang, Daniel A Laheru, Michael B Farnell, Michael J Swartz, Leonard L Gunderson, and Robert C Miller

Ann Surg Oncol 17(4):981-90 (2010) PMID 20087786

Survival for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is low, the role of adjuvant therapy remains controversial, and recent data suggest adjuvant chemoradiation (CRT) may decrease survival compared with surgery alone. Our goal was to examine efficacy of adjuvant CRT in resected pancreatic adenocarcinoma compared with surgery alone.

DOI: 10.1245/s10434-009-0743-7
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