Neoadjuvant therapy offers longer survival than upfront surgery for poorly differentiated and higher stage pancreatic cancer.
Anna Maria NurmiHarri MustonenHelka ParviainenKatriina PeltolaCaj HaglundHanna SeppänenPublished in: Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) (2017)
PDAC patients treated with neoadjuvant therapy had longer DSS and DFS than those undergoing upfront surgery. Neoadjuvant therapy benefits especially borderline resectable patients with higher stage and poorly differentiated tumors.