Hormonal treatment of unresectable pancreatic cancer with LHRH analogue (goserelin) (original) (raw)

European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology, 1992

Abstract

Recently non-controlled clinical trials reported encouraging results using a suppressive endocrine treatment in patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer. In this study 15 patients were given an LHRH analogue every 4 weeks (goserelin 3.6 mg), while 18 patients with advanced stage pancreatic carcinoma were given only symptomatic therapy. All patients treated with goserelin had sexual hormone suppression. Follow-up included abdominal ultrasound or computed tomography scan every 3 months; Ca 19-9 assay and routine laboratory blood tests were performed every month. No partial or complete response, no performance status or Ca 19-9 level changes were found. No significant difference in survival was seen in the two groups of patients. This study suggests that goserelin is unlikely to have a major influence on the survival of patients with advanced pancreatic carcinoma and casts further doubt upon the hormone-dependence of this neoplasm.

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