저자들은 절제 불가능한 국소진행형 췌장암 환자가 동시 적 항암화학방사선요법 및 gemcitabine 유지 항암화학요법을 받은 후 장기간 동안 완전 관해를 유지하고 있는 증례를 보고하는 바이다. 이 증례를 통해 다른 절제 불가능한 국소 진행형 췌장암 환자들에게도 동시적 항암화학방사선요법 및 gemcitabine 유지 항암화학요법 치료를 시도해 볼 수 있을 것이다.

With the advances in the imaging techniques, it is now possible to more accurately diagnose and stage pancreatic cancer. However, there is no uniform definition of “borderline resectable pancreatic cancer (BRPC)” and consensus on this terminology has not been reached yet. Although there has been much progress in the therapeutic strategies for pancreatic cancer, the optimal treatment scheme for BRPC is still under debate. In order to overcome these problems, prospective studies using multidisciplinary approaches are warranted. This article is intended to review the currently available definitions and management of BRPC. Promising novel ablative methods that are used as local treatments for locally advanced pancreatic cancer are also introduced. In the near future, these ablative methods might prove to be invaluable for those with BRPC.

Since the beginning of the progressive in English, its basic function has evolved into other areas. The functional extension seems to have to do with two functional features [+initialized] and [-finalized] of the progressive. These two features are considered to make up the progressive. Either of these two features, or sometimes both of them work toward the development of new functions of the progressive in one way or another. This paper aims to explore how these two functional features work their way into other uses. How the features affect the new functions of the progressive, including planned events to happen in the future, background, politeness, and temporariness, will be discussed. It is also examined how the progressive form of reporting verbs indicates emotional changes in speaker`s attitude, and why performative verbs usually do not take the progressive.