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Surgical therapy currently offers the only potential cure for pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Surgical morbidity and mortality have decreased dramatically in recent years; the perioperative mortality associated with pancreaticoduodenectomy in major centers is approximately 1 percent. However, only a few patients present with tumors that are amenable to resection, and even after resection of a seemingly localized neoplasm, long-term survival is poor.¹ Since many medical centers now have the capacity to resect pancreatic cancer safely, it is increasingly important to identify effective postoperative (adjuvant) therapy if we are to achieve long-term success in treating this disease.

The potential benefit of adjuvant therapy . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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