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Liver, Bile Duct, Gallbladder and Pancreatic Surgeon in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

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What is Alliance A021806?

What is Alliance A021806?

Alliance A021806 is a Phase III trial that aims to evaluate the efficacy of perioperative chemotherapy with mFOLFIRINOX in patients with resectable pancreatic cancer.1, 2 The study is actively accruing randomized controlled phase III trial evaluating the efficacy of perioperative chemotherapy with mFOLFIRINOX

Clancy Clark October 24, 2023October 7, 2023 Pancreatic Cancer Read more

Quick Post – Rouviere’s sulcus, aka Recess of Ganz

Examples of Rouviere’s sulcus, aka Recess of Ganz, seen during cholecystectomy.

Clancy Clark October 24, 2023October 24, 2023 Commentary Read more

What are cooperative cancer groups (SWOG, CALGB, ECOG, ACRIN, Alliance)?

What are cooperative cancer groups (SWOG, CALGB, ECOG, ACRIN, Alliance)?

There are several cooperative cancer groups in the United States, which are collaborative organizations that bring together researchers and institutions to conduct clinical trials and advance cancer research. These groups have played a critical role in advancing cancer care and

Clancy Clark October 17, 2023October 7, 2023 Health Updates, Liver Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer Read more

Who was Dr. Whipple?

Who was Dr. Whipple?

The Whipple procedure, also known as a pancreaticoduodenectomy, is named after Allen Whipple, an American surgeon who developed and refined the procedure in the 1930s. Dr. Whipple was born in 1881 in Uxbridge, Massachusetts and died in 1963. He was

Clancy Clark October 10, 2023October 24, 2023 Pancreatic Cancer Read more

DecADES (Decisions Around Dementia and Surgery) — NIHRO1 Funded Study

Dr. Clark joins Joel Weissman, PhD, and a team of researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in an effort to improve surgical decision-making for persons living with Dementia.  The study is titled: “Decisions Around Dementia and Surgery” (aka the DecADES

Clancy Clark August 27, 2020August 31, 2020 Health Updates, Research Read more
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