[CLSTR]
< Back to situations

Monitor this situation.

[SITUATION] · [QUIET] · [HEALTH]

2 clusters · 10 sources · 1 days · First seen · Last updated

SBRT efficacy in pancreatic cancer treatment

Overview

A randomized phase 2 clinical trial has indicated that five sessions of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) can better preserve physical function and reduce fatigue in patients preparing for pancreatic cancer surgery when compared to 28 conventional radiation treatments administered alongside chemotherapy.

Results presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting indicate that while tumor and surgical outcomes were comparable between the groups, the SBRT group maintained a higher quality of life. Specifically, the rates of cancer remaining in the lymph nodes after preoperative treatment did not differ significantly between the two groups.

The trial's principal investigator, William A. Hall, MD, a professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin, noted that reducing radiation treatment time is significant for patients who have already undergone months of chemotherapy prior to major surgery.

Entities

American Society for Radiation Oncology · Stanford University · Nicholas van As · Institute of Cancer Research · UCLA Health

Timeline

  1. [HEALTH] 3 sources
    SBRT radiation therapy improves quality of life for pancreatic cancer patients

    A phase 2 clinical trial shows that five sessions of SBRT preserve better physical function and quality of life for pancreatic cancer patients awaiting surgery compared to conventional radiation.

  2. [HEALTH] 9 sources
    Stereotactic body radiotherapy shows comparable efficacy to surgery for prostate cancer

    A major clinical trial presented at ASTRO shows that five-session stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) offers comparable long-term cancer control to surgery for localized prostate cancer with fewer side эффекs

Sources

agrilifetoday.tamu.edu · algerie360.com · dailymail.co.uk · diagnosticimaging.com · independent.co.uk · ma-clinique.fr · medicaldaily.com · news-medical.net · newswise.com · texaschildrens.org

This summary has been updated 1 time: see revision history