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The clinical benefit of hyperthermia in pancreatic cancer: a systematic review.

Astrid van der HorstEva VersteijneMarc G H BesselinkJoost G DaamsEsther B BulleMaarten F BijlsmaJohanna W WilminkOtto M van DeldenJeanin E van HooftNicolaas A P Klaas FrankenHanneke W M van LaarhovenJohannes CrezeeGeertjan van Tienhoven
Published in: International journal of hyperthermia : the official journal of European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology, North American Hyperthermia Group (2017)
Hyperthermia, when added to chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy, may positively affect treatment outcome for patients with pancreatic cancer. However, the quality of the reviewed studies was limited and future randomised controlled trials are needed to establish efficacy.
Keyphrases
  • locally advanced
  • early stage
  • radiation therapy
  • current status
  • rectal cancer
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • radiation induced
  • case control
  • quality improvement
  • chemotherapy induced