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Pancreatic tumors show high levels of hypoxia

A C Koong et al. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2000.

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Abstract

Purpose: Because of the dismal outcomes of conventional therapies for pancreatic carcinomas, we postulated that hypoxia may exist within these tumors.

Methods and materials: Seven sequential patients with adenocarcinomas of the pancreas consented to intraoperative measurements of tumor oxygenation using the Eppendorf (Hamburg, Germany) polargraphic electrode.

Results: All 7 tumors demonstrated significant tumor hypoxia. In contrast, adjacent normal pancreas showed normal oxygenation.

Conclusion: Tumor hypoxia exists within pancreatic cancers.

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