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Review
. 2017 Jul;116(1):25-34.
doi: 10.1002/jso.24623. Epub 2017 Jun 7.

Current and future therapies for advanced pancreatic cancer

Rohan Gupta  1 , Idoroenyi Amanam  1 , Vincent Chung  1
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Review

Current and future therapies for advanced pancreatic cancer

Rohan Gupta et al. J Surg Oncol. 2017 Jul.

Abstract

Pancreatic cancer remains a deadly disease with a 5-year survival rate of only 8%. Even after surgical resection, most patients have recurrence of their cancer. Over the last 10 years, improvements in chemotherapy regimens led to a doubling in median overall survival. Here we review the management of advanced pancreatic cancer and highlight vaccine therapy as a novel modality of treatment.

Keywords: cytotoxic chemotherapy; pancreas cancer; vaccine therapy.

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