Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT) System for Pancreatic Cancer Treatment - Medical / Health Care - Clinical Services

As an oncologist, you also know that pancreatic cancer has been winning. Despite the improvements made in the fields of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy, pancreatic cancer remains one of the most lethal malignancies facing patients and physicians today. In fact, pancreatic cancer is the fourth most common cause of death from cancer among men and women. Median survival rates of five years or more are nothing short of dismal. Rates of recurrence and relapse demonstrate a sobering reality.

Pancreatic surgery requires incredible precision and even when augmented with radiation, the cancer retains the upper hand in most patients’ battle with the disease. The evidence concludes that surgery is the best chance for a cure and yet for so many patients, there is no surgical option. Why? Well, given the nature of the disease, it is estimated that 40% of patients present with locally-advanced unresectable or borderline resectable case. According to the recent publication “Intraoperative Radiotherapy in the Era of Intensive Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Chemoradiotherapy for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma”, at presentation only 10-20% of patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma have potentially resectable cancers. Even with resection, only 3-16% of patients from one selected clinical study series survived five or more years.

In most cases, it’s a matter of time.

But Mobetron presents a compelling new strategy in the fight against pancreatic cancer. Used by the leading cancer physicians and radiation oncologists in the world’s most innovative and trusted hospitals, clinics and academic centers, the Mobetron is the first portable, self-shielded electron linear accelerator designed to deliver Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT) to cancer patients during surgery.

For surgical oncologists, Mobetron serves a critical collaborative role in efficiently and effectively delivering an ablative dose of radiation directly to the tumor bed at the optimal biologic time. This ensures confidence among surgical specialists that targeted microscopic and residual cancers have been managed during the intervention and that the procedure has effectively expanded the margins of tissue treated locally. Mobetron is powerful peace of mind.

With Mobetron, the physics of electron IORT results in greater precision, greater control and greater promise. While Mobetron has a proven history of treatment of breast and other cancer indications, in pancreatic cancer, the numbers are more than encouraging. For surgical and radiation oncologists alike, Mobetron provides a unique advantage.