Katz Considers the Role of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation in Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer

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In today’s episode, I spoke with Matthew H. G. Katz, MD, chair of surgical oncology and professor at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr Katz served as the lead author for a recently published phase 2 study (NCT02839343) investigating neoadjuvant mFOLFIRINOX with or without hypofractionated radiation therapy results for patients with borderline resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).

At a median follow up of 42.9 months (95% CI, 39.7-43.4), the Kaplan-Meier–estimated 18-month survival rate was 66.7% (95% CI, 56.1%-79.4%) for the mFOLFIRINOX alone group vs 47.3% (95% CI, 35.8%-62.5%) in the chemotherapy plus radiation arm.

In our exclusive interview, Dr Katz said that routine radiation therapy is inappropriate for any stage of localized pancreatic cancer but added that there is a role for this modality in select patients.

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