Search Results - "Journal of the Pancreas"

Performance characteristics of endoscopic ultrasound in the staging of pancreatic cancer: a meta-analysis by Nawaz, Haq, Fan, Chen Yi, Kloke, John, Khalid, Asif, McGrath, Kevin, Landsittel, Douglas, Papachristou, Georgios I

“…The optimal approach to pre-operative imaging assessment of pancreatic cancer is unknown. The aim of this meta-analysis was to assess accuracy and performance…”
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Multi-institutional experience with FOLFIRINOX in pancreatic adenocarcinoma by Peddi, Parvin F, Lubner, Sam, McWilliams, Robert, Tan, Benjamin R, Picus, Joel, Sorscher, Steven M, Suresh, Rama, Lockhart, A Craig, Wang, Jian, Menias, Christine, Gao, Feng, Linehan, David, Wang-Gillam, Andrea

“…Combination chemotherapy with FOLFIRINOX (oxaliplatin, irinotecan, fluorouracil, and leucovorin) was shown to be effective in a large phase III trial. The…”
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Perioperative and Survival Outcomes Following Neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX versus Gemcitabine Abraxane in Patients with Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma by Chapman, Brandon C, Gleisner, Ana, Rigg, Devin, Messersmith, Wells, Paniccia, Alessandro, Meguid, Cheryl, Gajdos, Csaba, McCarter, Martin D, Schulick, Richard D, Edil, Barish H

“…Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is increasingly used in borderline resectable and locally advanced pancreatic cancer to facilitate surgical resection. To compare…”
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Survival following curative resection for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. A systematic review of the literature by Garcea, Giuseppe, Dennison, Ashley R, Pattenden, Clare J, Neal, Christopher P, Sutton, Christopher D, Berry, David P

“…Patients with resectable pancreatic cancer comprise a small subgroup of the overall population with the disease from around 15 to 20%, with nearly all patients…”
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Management of Pancreatic Cancer During COVID-19 Pandemic: To Treat or Not to Treat? by Patel, Rajvi, Saif, Muhammad Wasif

“…Pancreatic cancer is a very aggressive disease and survival remains dismal even with treatment. Currently, management of patients with pancreatic cancer has…”
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Survival Benefits and Disparities in Adjuvant Radiation Therapy for Patients with Pancreatic Cancer by Baig, Mirza Zain, Filkins, Alexandra, Khan, Muhammad, Saif, Muhammad Wasif, Aziz, Hassan

“…BACKGROUNDThe effects of adjuvant radiation therapy on pancreatic cancer outcomes after resection are not well defined in the literature. METHODSWe abstracted…”
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Alcohol as a risk factor for pancreatitis. A systematic review and meta-analysis by Irving, Hyacinth M, Samokhvalov, Andriy V, Rehm, Jürgen

“…Epidemiologic studies have suggested an association between alcohol consumption and pancreatitis, although the exact dose-response relationship is unknown. It…”
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Risk Factors for Acute Fulminant Pancreatitis in Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Study by Launey, Yoann, Wallenhorst, Timothée, Tawa, Audrey, Rousseau, Chloé, Foubert, Ambroise, Seguina, Philippe

“…Background/Objectives The term acute fulminant pancreatitis (AFP) has been proposed to define the most severely ill patients and those who are likely to die…”
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves paclitaxel protein-bound particles (Abraxane®) in combination with gemcitabine as first-line treatment of patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer by Saif, Muhammad Wasif

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Altered bone metabolism and bone density in patients with chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic exocrine insufficiency by Haas, Stephan, Krins, Stefan, Knauerhase, Andreas, Löhr, Matthias

“…Due to maldigestion, pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (PEI) in chronic pancreatitis may lead to deficiencies in fat-soluble vitamins, including vitamin D…”
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Efficacy of Endotherapy in the Treatment of Pain Associated With Chronic Pancreatitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Jafri, Mikram, Sachdev, Amit, Sadiq, Javed, Lee, David, Taur, Ting, Goodman, Adam, Gress, Frank

“…Endotherapy is a treatment modality that can be used to manage the pain associated with chronic pancreatitis. The aim of this systematic review and…”
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Pancreatic neoplasm in 2011: an update by Saif, Muhammad Wasif

“…Pancreatic cancer still is a significant, unresolved therapeutic challenge with nearly similar incidence and mortality rates. It is the most lethal type of…”
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New Developments in the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer: Highlights from the 44th ASCO Annual Virtual Meeting, May 29-31, 2020 by Saif, Muhammad Wasif

“…Pancreatic cancer has the worst survival of any solid tumor. Overall, pancreatic cancer accounts for about 3% of all cancers in the US and about 7% of all…”
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Diabetes Type 2 and Pancreatic Cancer: A History Unfolding by De Souza, Andre, Irfan, Khawaja, Masud, Faisal, Saif, Muhammad Wasif

“…Pancreatic Cancer is the fourth cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Up to 80% of pancreatic cancer patients present with either new-onset type…”
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Management of duodenal perforation post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. When and whom to operate and what factors determine the outcome? A review article by Machado, Norman Oneil

“…Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) has evolved from a diagnostic tool to primarily therapeutic procedure. With this, the complexity of the…”
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A retrospective study of capecitabine/temozolomide (CAPTEM) regimen in the treatment of metastatic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs) after failing previous therapy by Saif, Muhammad Wasif, Kaley, Kristin, Brennan, Marianne, Garcon, Marie Carmel, Rodriguez, Gladys, Rodriguez, Teresa

“…Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs) are notoriously resistant to currently available chemotherapy agents. Preclinical data has suggested synergy between…”
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Pancreaticopleural fistula: a review by Aswani, Yashant, Hira, Priya

“…Pancreaticopleural fistula is a rare complication of chronic pancreatitis consequent to posterior disruption of the pancreatic duct. The fistulous track…”
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Comparable Responses in Male and Female Mice to Cerulein-Induced Chronic Pancreatic Injury and Recovery by Obafemi, Tolulope F, Yu, Peter, Li, Jing, Davis, Joy M, Liu, Ka, Cheng, Binglu, Zhao, Xiurong, Shen, Qiang, Younes, Mamoun, Ko, Tien C, Cao, Yanna

“…The cerulein-induced mouse pancreatitis model is a well-established, commonly used representation of human chronic pancreatitis pathology. Although studies…”
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Risk factors associated with recurrence in patients with solid pseudopapillary tumors of the pancreas by Serrano, Pablo E, Serra, Stefano, Al-Ali, Hassan, Gallinger, Steven, Greig, Paul D, McGilvray, Ian D, Moulton, Carol-Anne, Wei, Alice C, Cleary, Sean P

“…Solid pseudopapillary tumors (SPT) are rare, generally low grade pancreatic neoplasms that occasionally display malignant behavior. To analyze the clinical and…”
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Chronic pancreatitis. A prospective nationwide study of 1,086 subjects from India by Balakrishnan, Vallath, Unnikrishnan, Ambika Gopalakrishnan, Thomas, Varghese, Choudhuri, Gourdas, Veeraraju, Peda, Singh, Shivram Prasad, Garg, Pramod, Pai, Cannore Ganesh, Devi, Raveendranathan Nair Sobhana, Bhasin, Deepak, Jayanthi, Venkataraman, Premalatha, Narayanan, Chacko, Ashok, Kar, Premashish, Rai, Ramesh Roop, Rajan, Ramesh, Subhalal, Narayanan, Mehta, Rajiv, Mishra, Sri Prakash, Dwivedi, Manisha, Vinayakumar, Kattoor Ramakrishnan Nair, Jain, Ashok Kumar, Biswas, Kalidas, Mathai, Sunil, Varghese, Jaison, Ramesh, Hariharan, Alexander, Thomas, Philip, Jacob, Raj, Vigna Venugopal, Vinodkumar, Ankarath, Mukevar, Srikanth, Sawant, Prabha, Nair, Prem, Kumar, Harish, Sudhindran, Surendran, Dhar, Puneet, Sudheer, Othayil Vayoth, Sundaram, Karimassery Ramaiyer, Tantri, Bailuru Vishwanath, Singh, Devinder, Nath, Thekkayil Rajindra

“…Chronic pancreatitis is common in India. However, its risk factors are not clear. There is sparse data on the current prevalence of tropical pancreatitis in…”
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