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November 30, 2024Journal of Student ResearchOpen Access

Current Treatment Methods in Pancreatic Cancer and the Need for Improvement

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SBSriram Banigallapati

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This review highlights limited efficacy of current chemotherapy and emphasizes the role of immunotherapy in pancreatic cancer.

Key Points

  • Current methods have low survival rates, particularly for pancreatic cancer diagnosed in advanced stages, necessitating improved strategies.
  • Emerging immunotherapies, like mRNA vaccines, prolong survival significantly, with combined approaches yielding better outcomes.
  • Surgery, specifically the Whipple procedure, remains the only potential cure but is limited to 15-20% of patients due to late diagnosis.
  • The need for enhanced early diagnosis and new preventative therapies is crucial for better management of pancreatic cancer.

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Sriram Banigallapati (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af806b7567bf4f94ff6bf3https://doi.org/10.47611/jsrhs.v13i4.8357
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