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Table 4 Assessment of biliary complications

From: Role of stereotactic body radiation in the enhancement of the quality of life in locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma: a systematic review

Publication

Time points

Assessment tool

Effect

Herman (2015), Rao (2016)

4–6 weeks and four months

QLQ-PAN26 jaundice scores

Significant improvement

Shen (2010)

Before and after SBRT

Total bilirubin (mean, range)

114 µmol/L (45­354 µmol/L) reduced to 15 µmol/L (3­42 µmol/L)

Combined bilirubin (mean range)

24 µmol/L (8­103 µmol/L) reduced to 4 µmol/L (2­14 µmol/L)

  1. SBRT stereotactic body radiation therapy, QLQ-PAN26 quality of life questionnaire for pancreatic cancer patients