Predictive role of the prognostic nutritional index in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma who underwent neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by curative pancreatic resection: A retrospective study using prospectively collected data.

Hironobu SutoHiroyuki MatsukawaYasuhisa AndoMinoru OshimaTakuro FukeMina NagaoHiroki YamanaHideki KamadaKensuke KumamotoKeiichi Okano

Published in: Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences (2024)

For patients with R- and BR-PDAC receiving preoperative treatment, it is imperative to closely monitor their nutritional status when determining the optimal surgical procedure timing.

Keyphrases

rectal cancer
locally advanced
patients undergoing
lymph node
electronic health record
squamous cell carcinoma
minimally invasive
big data
radiation therapy
machine learning
combination therapy
replacement therapy