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How do you approach management of non-resectable periampullary adenocarcinoma in an elderly patient with otherwise good PS?

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Radiation Oncology · Mayo Clinic School of Medicine
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The level of evidence is more limited to guide treatment decisions for ampullary/peri-ampullary adenocarcinoma compared to the neighboring pancreas. However, I have generally approached this situation similarly to locally advanced or inoperable pancreas cancer starting with systemic therapy and if t...

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Medical Oncology · University of Wisconsin
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Adding on here that NCCN now has an ampullary cancer guideline (disclosure: I was part of the writing team) so you can review primary references and level of data support for treatment options. There is a write up here https://www.onclive.com/view/nccn-establishes-standards-of-care-in-ampullary-aden...

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