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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2016; 22(2): 764-775
Published online Jan 14, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i2.764
Published online Jan 14, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i2.764
Management of pancreatic cancer in the elderly
Oliver Higuera, Ismael Ghanem, Jaime Feliu, Department of Medical Oncology, La Paz University Hospital, 28046 Madrid, Spain
Rula Nasimi, Isabel Prieto, Department of General Surgery, La Paz University Hospital, 28046 Madrid, Spain
Laura Koren, Department of Radiology, 12 de Octubre University Hospital, 28041 Madrid, Spain
Author contributions: Higuera O, Ghanem I, Nasimi R, Prieto I, Koren L and Feliu J performed manuscript writing and reviewing.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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Correspondence to: Jaime Feliu, MD, PhD, Department of Medical Oncology, La Paz University Hospital, 216 Paseo de la Castellana St, 28046 Madrid, Spain. jaime.feliu@salud.madrid.org
Telephone: +34-91-7277516 Fax: +34-91-3585204
Received: April 29, 2015
Peer-review started: May 12, 2015
First decision: June 2, 2015
Revised: October 3, 2015
Accepted: November 9, 2015
Article in press: November 9, 2015
Published online: January 14, 2016
Peer-review started: May 12, 2015
First decision: June 2, 2015
Revised: October 3, 2015
Accepted: November 9, 2015
Article in press: November 9, 2015
Published online: January 14, 2016
Core Tip
Core tip: Pancreatic cancer is a disease that mainly affects the elderly. The older patients have different biological, functional and psychosocial characteristics compared with the young population. The infrequent participation of these patients in clinical trials have raised challenges in the management of this disease. In this review, the special features of the elderly as well as the current multidisciplinary management of pancreatic cancer will be discussed.