Treatment of pancreatic insufficiency using pancreatic extract in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer: a pilot study (PICNIC).

Nicholas ZdenkowskiGeorge RadvanLeanna PuglieseJulie CharltonChristopher OldmeadowAllison FraserAntonino Bonaventura

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2017)

Despite intriguing survival results, this study was not sufficiently feasible to proceed to a fully powered comparative study. A multi-centre study would be required to exclude a significant difference in outcomes.

Keyphrases

oxidative stress
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
insulin resistance
weight loss