ASTRO Updates Pancreatic Cancer Radiation Therapy Guidelines

ASTRO updates pancreatic cancer radiation therapy guidelines

The revisions provide guidance on radiation therapy across resectable, locally advanced, recurrent, metastatic and palliative disease.

New ASTRO guidelines optimize radiation therapy for pancreatic cancer

An updated clinical guideline from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) provides evidence-based recommendations on the use of radiation therapy to treat adult patients with pancreatic cancer.

ASTRO updates guideline on radiation therapy for pancreatic cancer

An updated clinical guideline from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) provides evidence-based recommendations on the use of radiation therapy to treat adult patients with pancreatic cancer.

ASTRO updates radiation therapy guidelines for pancreatic cancer

ARLINGTON, Va., August 13, 2026 — A new clinical guideline from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is reshaping how physicians think about radiation therapy for adult patients with pancreatic cancer, a disease long associated with limited treatment options and exceptionally poor survival. Published in Practical Radiation Oncology, the updated guideline replaces ASTRO’s 2019 recommendations and incorporates evidence from recent c…