Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: exploring clinicopathological trends and racial disparities in a comprehensive U.S. population-based study.

Abdul Qahar Khan YasinzaiBisma TareenKatharine TracyNimra JamilMarjan KhanHafeez UllahMuhammad RazaAmin Ullah KhanDauod ArifAbdul WaheedFeroze SidhwaSubhasis MisraNabin Raj KarkiNagla Abdel KarimLudimila CavalcanteAsad Ullah

Published in: Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico (2024)

PDAC is an aggressive malignancy with male gender and black race are associated with a poor prognosis. Surgery with chemoradiation was associated with the best overall survival. With steadily increasing rates of PDAC, improved treatment modalities are paramount to improving survival in these patients.

Keyphrases

poor prognosis
end stage renal disease
long non coding rna
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
minimally invasive
squamous cell carcinoma
free survival
healthcare
mental health
locally advanced
radiation therapy
patient reported outcomes
smoking cessation