OBJECTIVES: Despite @entity788 being the fifth highest cause of @entity5 in developed regions, there is a paucity of population-based management details for @entity1 with @entity788 . The objective of this study was to reflect on current practice and outcomes to facilitate future improvement. METHODS: A comprehensive population-based patterns-of-care study in 2 Australian states was conducted. @entity1 diagnosed with @entity788 between July 2009 and June 2011 were identified by @entity5 registries, and detailed clinical data were collected from medical records. RESULTS: Data were collected for 1863 @entity1 , 96% of those eligible. The majority resided in major cities; their median age was 72 years, and 54% were @entity1 . Over half of the cases (58%) had @entity3 at diagnosis. Resection was attempted for 20% of @entity1 but only completed in 15%. The uptake of adjuvant chemotherapy (76%) and the proportion alive at 1-year (22%) were higher than reported in previous population-based reports. Of those with no complete surgical resection, 43% received palliative chemotherapy. CONCLUSIONS: This population-based overview of the management of @entity1 with @entity788 suggests that, despite evidence that the proportion surviving and the use of adjuvant chemotherapy has increased, there may still be underutilization of @entity5 -directed therapies.

Describing Patterns of Care in XXXX : A Population-Based Study.

@entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['cancer death', 'cancer'] @entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['men', 'Patients', 'patients'] @entity788 :: ('MESH:D010190', 'Disease') :: ['pancreatic cancer', 'pancreatic adenocarcinoma'] @entity3 :: ('MESH:D009362', 'Disease') :: ['metastatic disease']
@entity788 :: (MESH:D010190,Disease) :: ['Pancreatic Cancer']
