Endoscopic duodenal stent placement versus gastrojejunostomy for unresectable pancreatic cancer patients with duodenal stenosis before introduction of initial chemotherapy (GASPACHO study): a multicenter retrospective study

CONCLUSIONS: Endoscopic duodenal stent placement showed similar or better clinical outcomes than gastrojejunostomy. Thus, it might be a promising option in patients with good performance status.PMID:34969090 | DOI:10.1093/jjco/hyab194

Source: Clinical Genitourinary Cancer - December 30, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Nobuaki Azemoto Makoto Ueno Hiroaki Yanagimoto Nobumasa Mizuno Yasuyuki Kawamoto Yuta Maruki Kazuo Watanabe Rei Suzuki Junichi Kaneko Yuya Hisada Hiroki Sato Satoshi Kobayashi Hideki Miyata Masayuki Furukawa Takuro Mizukami Haruo Miwa Yoshinori Ohno Kunih Source Type: research