[Intraoperative radiotherapy in pancreatic cancer]
Almazan Ortega R, Ruano Ravina A
Record ID 32008100088
Spanish
Authors' objectives:
To assess the efficacy/effectiveness and safety of intraoperative radiotherapy (IOR) as a treatment for pancreatic cancer. To estimate the survival of patients with pancreas neoplasm who have received treatment with IOR.
Authors' results and conclusions:
13 papers met the pre-established selection criteria. One of the studies was an IOR assessment report, 4 were retrospective cohort studies, and the remaining 8 were case-series studies, 2 of which belonged to the same series. In general, these studies showed that IOR could slightly increase survival among patients with pancreatic cancer in localised stages. However, the results were not conclusively in favour of IOR in the case of pancreatic cancer in locally advanced and metastatic stages. There were no published studies that assessed quality of life.
Authors' recommendations:
At the present time there is no clear evidence as to the greater effectiveness of IOR as treatment of pancreatic cancer versus other treatments in locally advanced and metastatic stages. The quality of life of treated patients is unknown.
Authors' methods:
Systematic Review
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://www.sergas.es/MostrarContidos_N3_T02.aspx?IdPaxina=60058&uri=/Docs/Avalia-t/CT2007_01 RIO cancer de pancreas.pdf&hifr=800&seccion=0
Year Published:
2007
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Spain
MeSH Terms
- Humans
- Intraoperative Period
- Pancreatic Neoplasms
- Radiotherapy
Contact
Organisation Name:
Scientific Advice Unit, avalia-t; The Galician Health Knowledge Agency (ACIS)
Contact Address:
Conselleria de Sanidade, Xunta de Galicia, San Lazaro s/n 15781 Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Tel: 34 981 541831; Fax: 34 981 542854;
Contact Name:
avalia-t@sergas.es
Contact Email:
avalia-t@sergas.es
Copyright:
Galician Agency for Health Technology Assessment (AVALIA-T)
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