PMID- 37834889 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20231030 IS - 2077-0383 (Print) IS - 2077-0383 (Electronic) IS - 2077-0383 (Linking) VI - 12 IP - 19 DP - 2023 Sep 28 TI - Utility of Covered Self-Expanding Metal Stents for Biliary Drainage during Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients with Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer. LID - 10.3390/jcm12196245 [doi] LID - 6245 AB - OBJECTIVES: We aimed to compare the utility of covered self-expanding metal stents (CSEMSs) with that of plastic stents (PSs) for biliary drainage during neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer. METHODS: Forty patients with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer underwent biliary stenting during neoadjuvant chemotherapy at Hiroshima University Hospital. PSs and CSEMSs were placed in 19 and 21 patients, respectively. Two gemcitabine-based regimens for chemotherapy were used. Treatment outcomes and postoperative complications were compared between both groups. RESULTS: The incidence of recurrent biliary obstruction was significantly lower in the CSEMS group (0% vs. 47.4%, p < 0.001), and the median time to recurrent biliary obstruction in the PS group was 47 days. There was no difference in the incidence of other complications such as non-occlusive cholangitis, pancreatitis, and cholecystitis between the two groups. Delays in the chemotherapy schedule due to stent-related complications were significantly frequent in the PS group (52.6% vs. 4.8%, p = 0.001). There was no significant difference in the incidence of postoperative complications between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS: CSEMSs may be the best choice for safely performing neoadjuvant chemotherapy for several months in patients with borderline resectable pancreatic cancer with bile duct stricture. FAU - Furukawa, Masaru AU - Furukawa M AD - Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan. FAU - Ishii, Yasutaka AU - Ishii Y AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3545-8743 AD - Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan. FAU - Serikawa, Masahiro AU - Serikawa M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8350-7947 AD - Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan. FAU - Tsuboi, Tomofumi AU - Tsuboi T AD - Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan. FAU - Tatsukawa, Yumiko AU - Tatsukawa Y AD - Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan. FAU - Hirano, Tetsuro AU - Hirano T AD - Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan. FAU - Nakamura, Shinya AU - Nakamura S AD - Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan. FAU - Ikemoto, Juri AU - Ikemoto J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3992-0472 AD - Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan. FAU - Kiyoshita, Yusuke AU - Kiyoshita Y AD - Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan. FAU - Saeki, Sho AU - Saeki S AD - Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan. FAU - Tamura, Yosuke AU - Tamura Y AD - Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan. FAU - Miyamoto, Sayaka AU - Miyamoto S AD - Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan. FAU - Nakamura, Kazuki AU - Nakamura K AD - Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan. FAU - Yamashita, Yumiko AU - Yamashita Y AD - Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan. FAU - Iijima, Noriaki AU - Iijima N AD - Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan. FAU - Uemura, Kenichiro AU - Uemura K AD - Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan. FAU - Oka, Shiro AU - Oka S AD - Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230928 PL - Switzerland TA - J Clin Med JT - Journal of clinical medicine JID - 101606588 PMC - PMC10573529 OTO - NOTNLM OT - neoadjuvant chemotherapy OT - pancreatic cancer OT - self-expanding metal stent COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2023/10/14 10:45 MHDA- 2023/10/14 10:46 PMCR- 2023/09/28 CRDT- 2023/10/14 01:08 PHST- 2023/08/03 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/09/01 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/09/26 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/10/14 10:46 [medline] PHST- 2023/10/14 10:45 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/10/14 01:08 [entrez] PHST- 2023/09/28 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - jcm12196245 [pii] AID - jcm-12-06245 [pii] AID - 10.3390/jcm12196245 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Clin Med. 2023 Sep 28;12(19):6245. doi: 10.3390/jcm12196245.