Palliative Biliary Drainage Has No Effect on Survival in Pancreatic Cancer: Medical Oncology Perspective

PurposeRemoval of obstructive jaundice in metastatic pancreatic cancer is an important part of palliative therapy. However, it is not known whether invasive procedures reduce cancer-related mortality. In this study, the effect of palliative biliary drainage on survival outcomes in pancreatic cancer patients was evaluated.MethodsPatients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and undergoing biliary drainage in two different centers between 2010 and...