Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

Laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy had similar short-term outcomes compared with open surgery among patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, according to study results published in JAMA Surgery.

The combination of a sensitizing drug and stereotactic body radiation therapy improved treatment outcomes among patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer, according to study results published in The Lancet Oncology.

Surgery appeared underutilized for patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, according to study findings published in Journal of Surgical Oncology.

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First-degree relatives of individuals with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma who harbored certain cancer-associated pathogenic germline variants had significantly higher risk for developing several cancer types, study results showed.

Receipt of perichemotherapy antibiotics correlated with improved survival in patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma treated with gemcitabine, but not fluorouracil, according to results in JAMA Network Open.

Machine learning algorithms can help predict positive resection margin and lymph node metastases among patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, according to study results.

In a video interview with Healio, Cecilia Monge, MD, MPH, FACP, from the NCI Center for Cancer Research at NIH, talked about the NAPOLI 3 trial data presented at ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.

Referrals from low-volume to high-volume centers appeared associated with longer OS among patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, according to study results published in JAMA Surgery.

Adults with an elevated level of pancreatic fat have higher risk for developing incident diabetes, but weight loss may be able to lower diabetes risk by reducing fat levels and increasing pancreatic volume, according to a presenter.