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KMID : 0362919860040020141
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Journal of the Korean Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
1986 Volume.4 No. 2 p.141 ~ p.145
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Trearment of Locally Unresectable Carcinoma of the Pancreas
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Park Woo-Yoon
Cho Moon-June
Ha Sung-Whan
Park Charn-Il
Choi Kook-Jin
Lee Kuhn-Uk
Kim Noe-Kyeong
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Abstract
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From January, 1981 to December, 1985, 22 patients with locally unresectable carcininoma of the pancreas were treated in the Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Seoul National University Hospital, Radiation was given in two split courses; each consisting of 2000 cGy over two weeks sepatated by two-week rest period. 5-FU was administered on the first three days of each radiation therapy course. FAM (50fluorouracil, adriamycin, mitomycin) was administered for maintenance chemotherapy. For pain control, complete relief was obtained in 22%(4/18) of patients and partial relief in 39%(7/18). Median survival was 31 weeks.
Pretreatment performance status was the only statistically significant prognostic factor.
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KEYWORD
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Carcinoma of the pancreas, Radiation therapy, Chemotherapy
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