Would irreversible elctroporation (IRE) performed at the time of Whipple affect your plans or dose for radiation in the setting of adjuvant treatment for pancreatic adenocarcinoma?
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Radiation Oncology · Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
IRE is an ablative modality that is more selective for tumor than thermal ablation. There are at least 2 high volume centers (Louisville and Miami) that have reported interesting long term survival in locally advanced pancreatic cancer. During their learning curve, there were multiple grade 5 compli...