The Synergistic Role of Irreversible Electroporation and Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

Irreversible electroporation (IRE) is a local ablative technique used in conjunction with chemotherapy to treat locally advanced pancreatic cancer (LAPC). The combination of IRE and chemotherapy has showed increased overall survival when compared to chemotherapy alone, pointing towards a possible fa...

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Published in:Frontiers in oncology 2022-05, Vol.12, p.843769-843769
Main Authors: Gyftopoulos, Argyrios, Ziogas, Ioannis A, Barbas, Andrew S, Moris, Dimitrios
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
chemotherapy
electrochemotherapy
electrogene
immunotherapy
irreversible electroporation
locally advanced pancreatic cancer
Oncology
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Summary:Irreversible electroporation (IRE) is a local ablative technique used in conjunction with chemotherapy to treat locally advanced pancreatic cancer (LAPC). The combination of IRE and chemotherapy has showed increased overall survival when compared to chemotherapy alone, pointing towards a possible facilitating effect of IRE on chemotherapeutic drug action and delivery. This review aims to present current chemotherapeutic regimens for LAPC and their co-implementation with IRE, with an emphasis on possible molecular augmentative mechanisms of drug delivery and action. Moreover, the potentiating mechanism of IRE on immunotherapy, M1 oncolytic virus and dendritic cell (DC)-based treatments is briefly explored. Investigating the synergistic effect of IRE on currently established treatment regimens as well as newer ones, may present exciting new possibilities for future studies seeking to improve current LAPC treatment algorithms.
ISSN:2234-943X
2234-943X
DOI:10.3389/fonc.2022.843769