Distal Pancreatectomy with Celiac Axis Resection (DP-CAR) for Pancreatic Cancer. How I do It.

J Gastrointest Surg

Department of Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Published: October 2018

Approximately 30% of all pancreatic cancer patients have locally advanced (AJCC stage 3) disease. A sub-group of these patients-where the cancer only involves the celiac axis-may benefit from distal pancreatectomy with celiac axis resection (DP-CAR). Previous studies have shown that DP-CAR offers a survival benefit to a selected group of patients with otherwise unresectable pancreatic cancer, when performed by experienced pancreatic cancer treatment teams at high-volume centers. This article proposes a standardized approach to DP-CAR, including routine neoadjuvant (FOLFIRINOX) chemotherapy. This approach to selecting patients and performing DP-CAR has the potential to improve short-term outcomes and overall survival in selected patients, but it should be reserved for high-volume centers.

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