Regional chemotherapy to prevent hepatic metastasis after resection of pancreatic cancer.

Abstract

When this method was performed after an extended pancreatectomy for adenocarcinoma of the pancreas, our preliminary report (Am J Surg. 1994; 168:361-364) indicated that it was useful not only for preventing hepatic metastasis, but also for improving patients' survival rate. Since then, further positive and supportive results have been obtained in an additional investigation.