Multidisciplinary Standards and Evolving Therapies for Patients With Pancreatic Cancer.
Rachael A SafyanEejung KimEmmelie DekkerMarjolein HomsAndrew J AguirreBas Groot KoerkampE Gabriela ChioreanPublished in: American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Annual Meeting (2024)
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) is a challenging disease that presents at an advanced stage and results in many symptoms that negatively influence patients' quality of life and reduce their ability to receive effective treatment. Early implementation of expert multidisciplinary care with nutritional support, exercise, and palliative care for both early-stage and advanced disease promises to maintain or improve the patients' physical, social, and psychological well-being, decrease aggressive interventions at the end of life, and ultimately improve survival. Moreover, advances in treatment strategies in the neoadjuvant and metastatic setting combined with novel therapeutic agents targeting the key drivers of the disease are leading to improvements in the care of patients with pancreatic cancer. Here, we emphasize the multidisciplinary supportive and therapeutic care of patients with PDA, review current guidelines and new developments of neoadjuvant and perioperative treatments for localized disease, as well as the treatment standards and the evolving field of precision oncology and immunotherapies for advanced PDA.
Keyphrases
- palliative care
- healthcare
- quality improvement
- end stage renal disease
- early stage
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- physical activity
- newly diagnosed
- advanced cancer
- lymph node
- rectal cancer
- peritoneal dialysis
- mental health
- prognostic factors
- primary care
- patient reported outcomes
- depressive symptoms
- patients undergoing
- high intensity
- combination therapy
- acute kidney injury
- chronic pain
- resistance training
- patient reported
- health insurance
- sentinel lymph node