Carcinoma

Data from Y. Liu and colleagues advance knowledge in carcinoma

Published in Cancer Weekly, June 23rd, 2009

According to recent research from Shanghai, People's Republic of China, "Patients diagnosed with bile-duct, pancreatic-head, and ampullary carcinomas have a poor prognosis. This study evaluated the potential curative efficacy and safety of intraluminal brachytherapy by using radioactive stents for palliative treatment of these patients."

"Patients with inoperable extrahepatic bile-duct (n = 2), pancreatic-head (n=6), or ampullary (n =3) carcinomas were treated by intraluminal implantation or radioactive stents designed according to a computerized treatment-planning system. Both radioactive stents and commonly used self-expanding metallic or plastic stents were placed in...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-06-23)

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