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Preoperative combination chemotherapy improved survival in pancreatic cancer

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In a study of patients with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer, combination chemotherapy with modified FOLFIRINOX before surgery increased survival relative to historical data and compared favorably to FOLFIRINOX plus hypofractionated radiotherapy, researchers from MD Anderson Cancer Center found. 

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