Diagnostic intervals and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) resectability: a single-center retrospective analysis.

Amar B DeshwarElizabeth SugarDeirdre TortoAna De Jesus-AcostaMatthew J WeissChristopher L WolfgangDung LeJin HeRichard BurkhartLei ZhengDaniel LaheruMark Yarchoan

Published in: Annals of pancreatic cancer (2018)

A patient interval less than 1 month and a diagnostic interval less than 2 months for symptomatic PDAC are associated with increased odds of upfront surgical resection. These data provide initial evidence that reducing diagnostic delays may lead to improved outcomes in PDAC.

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