ASTRO Guideline Outlines Radiation Therapy Use in Pancreatic Cancer

ASTRO guideline for pancreatic cancer: RT recommended preop for borderline resectable, definitive for locally advanced; conditionally for resectable. Preop: conventional/moderate hypofractionation; postop: conventional; definitive: dose-escalated SBRT. Palliative RT for symptoms.

• Multidisciplinary evaluation recommended; RT recommended preoperatively for borderline resectable and conditionally for resectable disease.
• For definitive RT in locally advanced disease, dose-escalated SBRT with adaptive technique is supported, while conventional fractionation remains appropriate.
• Palliative RT is recommended for bleeding, pain, and obstruction; also conditionally recommended for oligometastatic/oligoprogressive disease.

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