Palliative therapy in locally advanced and metastatic pancreatic cancer
SUN Bei
LIU Yuan-he
Abstract：The NCCN guideline of pancreatic cancer gives a definite suggestion of palliative treatment for locally advanced and metastatic pancreatic cancer. Endoscopic biliary stent is the first choice for biliary obstruction. Surgery is the best remedy for gastric outlet obstruction and the best treatment for tumor-associated pain is drugs. Surgery is not suitable for patients whose overall survival is less than 6 months. Biliary and gastric bypass, implantation of iodine-125 seed or neurolytic celiac plexus block are recommended for patients who are confirmed unresectable tumor intraoperatively. Satisfactory therapeutic effect could be achieved under the guidance of multidisciplinary team. Indeed, the treatment of palliative care will be improved with the development of technology obviously.
Keywords：advanced pancreatic cancerpalliative treatment
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 737-741 )