Research status and progress of ablation therapy for locally advanced pancreatic cancer / 中华肝胆外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Locally advanced pancreatic cancer remains to be a disease with dismal prognosis,despite the improvements in chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy,which was recognized as standard treatment.A heterogeneous armamentarium of locoregional ablative therapeutic options has been successfully applied for other solid organ malignancies.Recently,they were gradually applied in pancreas and commenced to show benefits.However,there are still many problems to be discussed.Here we reviewed the recent publications on the feasibility,safety and efficiency of various ablation treatments that have been applied to pancreatic cancer.