Abstract

Fourty-three patients with pancreatic cancer treated at Radiation Oncology Department of Ankara Oncology Hospital between January 2000-December 2005 were revieved retrospectively. Median age of the patients were 56 (betvveen 38 and 78). Male/female ratio was 3.3/1. Adenocarcinoma was the most common histology. Most ofthem were T3 or T4 tumors. Head of the pancreas was the most common site. Twenty-one patients were operated, 22 patients were inoperable. Among inoperabie patients 9 of them were irradiated for curative purpose, 9 were irradiated for paliation. Overall 1, 2, 3 years survival rates were 56%, 34%, 20% respectively and the median survival time was 14 months. İn conciusion, pancreatic cancer has a poor prognosis and there is a need for new treatment modalities.