Neoadjuvant therapy for pancreas cancer: Global perspective and optimal care pathways in low to middle-income countries.
Senthil J RajappaRakesh PinnintiChandrakanth ArePublished in: Journal of surgical oncology (2021)
Surgery remains the only curative intent treatment modality for localized pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Even in those who can undergo successful margin negative resection, the ability to deliver adjuvant chemotherapy is suboptimal for various reasons, resulting in poor outcomes. The delivery of "standard of care" intensive modern neoadjuvant therapies can be challenging in low to-middle-income countries (LMICs) with limited resource. This article reviews the constraints in delivering neoadjuvant therapies in LMICs and strategies to improve its implementation.
Keyphrases
- rectal cancer
- locally advanced
- healthcare
- quality improvement
- lymph node
- palliative care
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- minimally invasive
- mental health
- papillary thyroid
- primary care
- pain management
- squamous cell carcinoma
- coronary artery bypass
- affordable care act
- radiation therapy
- systematic review
- squamous cell
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- randomized controlled trial
- surgical site infection
- insulin resistance
- chronic pain
- young adults
- weight loss
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