• 대한암한의학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.9-15
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• 2013

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to report the effect of Korean medicine on the pancreatic carcinoma patient. Method : A patient was diagnosed as unresectable pancreatic carcinoma. She complained insomnia, abdominal pain, dyspepsia and sleep disturbance. She was treated by Korean medicine composed of acupuncture, herbal medication and wild ginseng pharmacopuncture. Results : All symptoms took a favorable turn after Korean medicine treatment. As treatment was performed, as intensity of pain, insomnia, dyspepsia and fatigue were decreased. Conclusion : This study suggests that Korean medicine treatment has effectiveness for improvement of cancer related symptoms of a pancreatic carcinoma patient. Consequently, the treatment is helpful in improving quality of life.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.119-126
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• 1993

From 1988 to 1991, nineteen patients with unresectable localized pancreatic carcinoma were treated with radiotherapy and/or hyperthermia or in combination with chemotherapy. Radiation dose of 4500-5000 cGy with or without additional 500-1000 cGy was administered over 5 to 6 weeks to the pancreatic tumor area using 10 MV linear accelerator. Five of 19 patients were given chemotherapy, either neoadjuvant or maintenance setting with FAM regimen (5-FU, adriamycin and mitomycin C), which was repeated every 4 weeks for one year or until progression. Symptomatic palliation was achieved in 17 among 19 patients ($89{\%}$) and objective response (complete or partial response in CT finding) was achieved in 5 among 11 patients ($45{\%}$). The median survival time was 9 months and one-year survival rate, $32{\%}$. Local-regional failure was documented in 10 among 13 patients ($77{\%}$) and distant failures were found in the liver (3 patients) and carcinomatosis (2 patients). Prognostic significance of various factors such as age, sex, performance status, tumor location, stage, etc. were assessed. Any factors did not have the prognostic significance in univariate analysis. Treatment was well tolerated in most of the patients with only mild to moderate toxicity.

• Journal of Digestive Cancer Reports
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.61-64
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• 2019

We report two cases of patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and surgical resection. In the first case, main mass was located at the neck of the pancreas, encasing superior mesenteric artery and peritoneal seeding was suspected. In the second case, main mass was located at the body of pancreas and superior mesenteric artery was encased. Both patients received FOLFIRINOX chemotherapy regimen, consisting of 5-FU, folinic acid, irinotecan and oxaliplatin. In both cases, tumor size decreased and vascular involvement regressed in response to chemotherapy. After subsequent chemoradiation therapy, both patients underwent surgical resection with negative resection margin. The pathological stages were ypT1cN0 and ypT1aN0, respectively. Both patients received postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy with 6 cycles of 5-FU/folinic acid and remained without evidence of disease for more than 6 months after the surgery.

• Journal of Digestive Cancer Research
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.127-129
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• 2016

The prognosis for pancreatic cancer patient is very poor. Patients with locally advanced disease have a median survival time of 8 to 12 months, and patients with distant metastases have significantly worse outcomes, with a median survival time of only 3 to 6 months. Approximately 30% of patients with pancreatic cancer present with locally advanced disease defined as unresectable pancreatic cancer without evidence of distant metastatic disease. Primary treatment options in locally advanced pancreatic cancer include chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Here, we reported a patient with locally advanced pancreatic cancer who does not want further chemotherapy because of chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting. Irreversible electroporation was performed. Irreversible electroporation was well tolerated in this case, and may be a therapeutic modality for selected patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer.

• Journal of Digestive Cancer Research
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.23-30
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• 2024

Borderline resectable pancreatic cancer, an intermediate stage between a completely resectable state and an unresectable state, requires a multidisciplinary treatment approach. This study aimed to elucidate the main characteristics and recent research trends regarding borderline resectable pancreatic cancer to gain further insights into them. Data from published papers about borderline resectable pancreatic cancer were collected from Web of Science (2014-2023) for the analysis. This study included 355 papers; data on major countries, publishing organizations, and keywords were collected and analyzed. Furthermore, R studio and VOSviewer were used for the qualitative and quantitative analyses of keywords. Publication of papers on borderline resectable pancreatic cancer was observed to be increasing annually by 12.8%, with the United States and Japan being the main publishing countries. In 2014, keywords related to surgery and chemotherapy were dominant; however, a shift toward more integrative approaches, such as neoadjuvant therapy, was observed over time. This study demonstrates rapidly evolving trends and paradigm changes in the research and management of borderline resectable pancreatic cancer. Thus, the results of this study are expected to contribute to establishing future research strategies and improving patient treatment outcomes.

• Clinical Endoscopy
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• 제56권6호
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• pp.802-811
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• 2023

Background/Aims: Covered self-expandable metallic stents (cSEMS) have become popular for endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy with transmural stenting (EUS-HGS). We compared the time to recurrent biliary obstruction (TRBO), complications, and reintervention rates between EUS-HGS using plastic stent (PS) and cSEMS in patients with unresectable malignancies at multicenter institutions in Japan. Methods: Patients with unresectable malignant biliary obstruction who underwent EUS-HGS between April 2015 and July 2020 at any of the six participating facilities were enrolled. Primary endpoint: TRBO; secondary endpoints: rate of complications other than recurrent biliary obstruction and technical success rate of reintervention were evaluated. Results: PS and cSEMS were used for EUS-HGS in 109 and 43 patients, respectively. The TRBO was significantly longer in the cSEMS group than in the PS group (646 vs. 202 days). Multivariate analysis identified two independent factors associated with a favorable TRBO: combined EUS-guided antegrade stenting with EUS-HGS and the use of cSEMS. No significant difference was observed in the rate of complications other than recurrent biliary obstruction between the two groups. The technical success rate of reintervention was 85.7% for PS and 100% for cSEMS (p=0.309). Conclusions: cSEMS might be a better option for EUS-HGS in patients with unresectable malignancies, given the longer TRBO.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.2151-2159
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• 2015

Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs) are rare and heterogenous tumors and surgery to remove the primary tumor is the mainstay of treatment for resectable disease. However, curative surgery is often not feasible, because half of patients with pNET have metastases at the time of diagnosis. Palliative dubulking surgery and liver-directed therapies are appropriate options for these patients. Streptozocin-based regimens are standard, although temozolamide-based treatments are rapidly gaining wide clinical application. Somatostatin analogs are mainly indicated in hormonally active tumors to ameliorate symptoms. In addition, anti-tumoral activity has been proven in well-differentiated NETs. Recently, there has been tremendous progress in the molecular biology of pNETs; thereby, the efficacy of sunitinib and everolimus in the treatment of patients with metastatic pNETs has been proven by large placebo-controlled phase III trials. Currently, there are no definitively proven predictive biomarkers to evaluate response to medical therapies in patients with pNET. Therefore, further studies are needed to individualize and optimize their management. This article reviews systemic chemotherapy, targeted therapies, and anti-secretory treatments for the management of patients with unresectable or metastatic pNETs, summarized in the light of recent advances.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권14호
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• pp.5681-5686
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• 2015

Background: Pancreatic cancer ranks fourth in deaths caused by cancers throughout the world. Gemcitabine chemotherapy is the primary method of treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer, and in asco2014, it is still firstline chemotherapy. Howeve,r gemcitabine+fluorouracil regimens are also licensed and widely used worldwide. Clinical trials are the best way to evaluate drug efficacy. In this study, we performed a systematic review and a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to assess whether gemcitabine+fluoropyrimidine combination therapy improves the prognosis of unresectable pancreatic cancer compared with gemcitabine treatment alone. Materials and Methods: A quantitative up-to-date meta-analysis was undertaken to investigate the efficacy of gemcitabine-based combination treatment compared with gemcitabine monotherapy for locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer. Inclusion was limited to high-quality randomized clinical trials. Results: A total of 12 studies were included in the present analysis, with a total of 3,038 patients recruited. The studies were divided into three subgroups including 5-FU / CAP / S-1 combined with gemcitabine. For the primary endpoint of overall survival (OS), gemcitabine-based combination therapy demonstrated significantly better outcome (HR, 0.88; 95% CI, 0.81-0.95) than gemcitabine monotherapy. The analysis of progression free survival (PFS) also provided a significant result for the combined therapy in a total of 8 trials (2,130 patients) (HR, 0.74; 95% CI, 0.63-0.86). With subgroup analysis according to the method of dosing delivery, we found that in the injection group with 3 trials (889 patients), a negative result was found (HR, 0.93; 95% CI, 0.77-1.12); while a positive result was observed in the oral group with 9 trials (2,149 patients) (HR, 0.87; 95% CI, 0.80-0.95). Conclusions: Gemcitabine combination therapy provides a modest improvement of survival, but is associated with more toxicity compared with gemcitabine monotherapy.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.145-152
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• 2009

목 적: 국소적으로 진행된 절제 불가능한 췌장암에서 방사선치료 및 동시화학방사선치료에 대한 치료성적과 예후 인자를 후향적으로 분석하였다. 대상 및 방법: 1994년 1월부터 2008년 8월까지 절제 불가능한 국소 진행된 췌장암으로 진단받은 환자 중 30 Gy 이상의 방사선치료를 받은 51명을 대상으로 후향적 분석을 시행하였다. AJCC 병기에 따라 IIA부터 III까지의 환자를 대상으로 하였다. 방사선치료는 중앙값 39 Gy를 조사하였고 38명에서 항암화학요법을 병행하였는데 cisplatin, 5-FU, gemcitabine을 단독 혹은 병합하여 사용하였다. 결 과: 추적관찰기간은 2~40개월(중앙값 8개월)이었다. 전체 환자의 중앙생존기간, 1년, 2년 생존율은 각각 7개월, 15.7%, 5.9%이었다. 예후에 영향을 미치는 인자로 치료 전 CA19-9, 전신수행상태, 항암화학요법의 종류가 통계적인 유의성을 보여주었다. 동시화학방사선치료군의 중앙생존기간은 8개월, 방사선단독치료군은 6개월이었다. Gemcitabine 단독 및 gemcitabine을 포함한 조합으로 치료받은 환자의 중앙생존기간은 10개월로 방사선치료만 받은 환자와 유의한 차이를 보여주었다. 재발여부를 확인할 수 있었던 23명의 환자 중 18명에서 원격전이가 발견되었고 4명의 환자에서 림프절전이가 있었다. 부분관해 혹은 안정병변을 보였던 환자 중 원발병소의 크기가 커진 환자가 14명이었다. 원격전이까지의 기간을 확인할 수 있었던 18명의 환자를 대상으로 CA19-9과의 상관관계를 분석한 결과, 치료 전 정상 CA19-9인 환자의 원격전이까지의 중앙기간이 20개월인 반면 200 U/ml 이상인 경우에는 2개월에 불과하였다. 결 론: 절제 불가능한 국소 진행된 췌장암 환자에서 gemcitabine과 방사선치료의 병합요법이 생존율 증가에 효과가 있었다. 또한 치료 전 CA19-9의 상승 정도가 환자의 예후 및 치료방향을 결정하는데 도움이 될 것으로 생각된다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.243-247
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• 2006

목 적: 췌장암은 진단 시 절제 불가능한 진행된 병변을 갖는 경우가 많으므로 방사선치료 시 고식적 증상완화의 효과 및 예후를 알아보고 영향을 미치는 인자에 대해 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 1984년 3월부터 2005년 2월까지 가톨릭대학교 강남성모병원에서 통증완화를 위한 고식적 방사선치료를 받은 절제 불가능한 췌장암 환자 중 추적조사가 가능한 37명을 대상으로 치료결과 및 관련인자에 대하여 후향적 분석을 시행하였다. 환자의 성별은 남자 22명(59.5%), 여자 15명(40.5%)이었으며, 연령은 30세에서 80세 사이로 중앙값 57세였다. 진단 시 12명(32.4%)에서 간전이가 있었고, 22명(59.5%)에서 임파절 전이가 있었다. 방사선치료는 종양 및 주변 임파절에서 $1{\sim}2\;cm$ 범위까지 $3,240{\sim}5,580\;cGy$ (중앙값 5,040 cGy)를 조사하였으며, 30명(81%)에서 항암화학요법을 병행하였는데 5-FU (fluorouracil) 단독을 투여한 경우가 21명이었고, 9명에서는 gemcitabine이 단독으로 또는 5-FU와 함께 투여되었다. 추적관찰기간은 1개월에서 44개월이었으며, 생존율 및 예후인자의 분석은 Kaplan-Meier 방법 및 Log-rank test를 이용하였다. 결 과: 전체환자의 평균 생존기간은 11개월, 중앙 생존기간은 8개월이었으며, 1년 생존율은 20%였다. 전체 환자 중 33명에서 치료에 대한 반응을 평가할 수 있었는데, 7명(21.2%)에서 양호, 22명(66.7%)에서 보통의 반응을 보여 87.9%의 증상완화율을 나타냈다. 방사선치료의 부작용은 경증 및 중등도의 오심, 구토, 소화불량이 14명(37.8%)에서 나타났으나 치료의 중단을 요하는 중증의 부작용은 관찰되지 않았다. 항암화학요법은 방사선치료와 병행여부에 따라 생존율이나 증상의 고식정도에는 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났으며(p>0.05), 약제의 종류에 따라 gemcitabine 약제가 주가된 군에서 중앙생존기간이 12개월로 5-FU를 단독으로 투여한 군의 5.5개월보다 높은 것으로 나타났으나 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보이지는 않았다(p>0.05). 예후에 영향을 미치는 인자로는 환자의 카르노프스키 활동도, 간전이 유무가 관련이 있는 것으로 나타났으며(p<0.05), 이외에 성별, 나이, 병변위치, 임파선 전이유무, CA 19-9 수치는 관련이 없는 것으로 나타났다(p>0.05). 결 론: 절제 불가능한 췌장암 환자에 있어서 방사선치료는 고식적 증상완화에 효과적이며, gemcitabine과 같은 항암화학요법과 더불어 다른 새로운 약제와 함께 생존율 향상에 역할을 할 것으로 기대되므로 앞으로 이에 대한 많은 연구가 필요할 것이다.