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Radiation Oncology • Gastrointestinal Cancers
Is it appropriate to use SBRT on unresectable pancreatic tumors invading the duodenum?
Do you use any age limit to determine whether pancreatic SBRT is appropriate?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
Duodenal invasion would be considered an absolute contraindication to SBRT at our institution. If you look at the early SBRT experiences, such as the Danish phase II trial (PMID 15990186) which treated with larger margins than we use today and did not pay as close attention to the du...
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