Prognostic relevance of the revised R status definition in pancreatic cancer: meta-analysis.

Carl Stephan LeonhardtWillem NiesenEva KalkumRosa KlotzThomas HankMarkus Wolfgang BüchlerOliver StrobelPascal Probst

Published in: BJS open (2022)

The revised R status was confirmed as an independent prognosticator compared to combined R0 (CRM+) and R1. The limited number of studies, non-standardized pathology protocols, and the varying number of margins assessed hamper comparability.

Keyphrases

systematic review
case control
meta analyses