The treatment methods of duodenal adenocarcinoma include surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapy, etc. Patients need to consult the doctor in time and choose the most suitable treatment method according to their own disease status.
1. Surgery: Surgery is the most effective and fundamental method to treat duodenal adenocarcinoma at present. Radical surgery includes partial duodenectomy and pancreaticoduodenectomy, and the specific choice needs to be judged according to the location of the tumor, depth of infiltration and metastasis of lymph nodes of the patient. Some patients with early duodenal adenocarcinoma can undergo endoscopic tumor resection.
2. Chemotherapy: chemotherapy is also effective in the treatment of this disease, patients need to make individualized chemotherapy plan under the guidance of doctors, commonly used drugs such as fluorouracil, oxaliplatin, gemcitabine, etc. Chemotherapeutic drugs have certain side effects, so patients need to consult the doctor in time if they have any discomforts.
3. Radiotherapy: some patients with duodenal adenoma can improve the therapeutic effect with adjuvant radiotherapy in conjunction with surgical treatment.
4. Targeted therapy: that is to say, using targeted drugs to target the specific gene locus of the tumor, so as to treat the disease. Commonly used drugs are cetuximab and so on.
It is recommended that patients should actively consult the doctor for treatment under the guidance of the doctor.