OVERVIEW
To define short-term and long-term outcomes of IORT for the management of BR/LA PDAC in the era of modern neoadjuvant therapy (NAT).
METHODS AND MATERIALS
A retrospective review of 158 patients who received IORT in the setting of biopsy-proven BR/LA PDAC following NAT between 2008 and 2017 was performed. The Kaplan–Meier method was used to analyze progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) of FOLFIRINOX treated patients.
RESULTS
Most patients (83%) received FOLFIRINOX, and 95% underwent consolidative chemoradiation therapy (50.4–58.8 Gy). Among FOLFIRINOX-treated patients, 86 underwent combined surgical resection with IORT (10 Gy) while 46 received IORT alone (15–20 Gy).
CONCLUSION
IORT combined with surgical resection appears to be associated with improved survival and minimal morbidity in patients with positive or close margins. IORT is also associated with improved survival in patients with unresectable, non-metastatic disease.