Pancreatic adenocarcinoma: ESMO-ESDO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma: ESMO-ESDO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up
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DOI:
10.1093/annonc/mds224
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发表时间:
2012-10-01
影响因子:
50.5
通讯作者:
Rougier, P.
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作者:
Seufferlein, T.;Bachet, J. B.;Rougier, P.
In Europe, cancer of the pancreas is the seventh most frequent cancer, accounting for some 2.8% of cancer in men and 3.2% in women. It is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related death with∼ 70 000 estimated deaths each year and predicted to become the fourth cause of cancer death in both sexes in due course in the European Union [1, 2]. In men, the estimated annual average incidence rate is 11.6 per 100 000 ranging from 4.7 (Cyprus) to 17.2 (Hungary). Mortality in men is∼ 35 000 cases per year. The estimated average incidence rate in women is 8.1 per 100 000 ranging from 2.1 (Cyprus) to 11.4 (Finland). Mortality in women is also∼ 35 000 cases per year [3]. Incidence increases with age and the majority of cases are diagnosed above the age of 65. Smoking, obesity and dietary factors such as high consumption of processed meat increase the risk for pancreatic cancer [4, 5](II).Pancreatic cancer still has a dismal prognosis. According to the EUROCARE 4 study, the overall 1-year survival rate in Europe ranges from∼ 11% in Malta to 28.3% in Belgium;> 95% of those affected die of the disease. The high mortality rate is due to late diagnosis, early metastasis and poor response to chemo-and radiotherapy in most cases. Moderate improvement in survival in resectable pancreatic cancer has been achieved by adjuvant chemotherapy. Recently, some improvement in survival in the metastatic setting could be achieved by novel combination chemotherapy (see below).