Radiotherapy and continuous infusion 5-fluorouracil in patients with nonresectable pancreatic carcinoma

The current standard local treatment for nonresectable pancreatic carcinoma is radiotherapy (RT) with concurrent 5-fluorouracil (5-FU); however, the optimal schedule for 5-FU administration has not been fully established. In this study, we report on our experience with the combination of RT and continuous infusion 5-FU in a group of patients with locally nonresectable pancreatic carcinoma.Forty-two patients with adenocarcinoma of the pancreas...