Improved Clinical Staging System for Localized Pancreatic Cancer Using the ABC Factors: A TAPS Consortium Study.
Esther N DekkerJacob L van DamQuisette P JanssenMarc G H BesselinkAnnissa DeSilvaDeesje DoppenbergCasper H J van EijckNaaz NasarEileen M O'ReillyAlessandro PanicciaLaura R PrakashChing-Wei D TzengEva M M VerkolfAlice C WeiAmer H ZureikatMatthew H G KatzBas Groot Koerkampnull nullPublished in: Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (2024)
The ABC factors of tumor anatomy, CA 19-9, and performance status at diagnosis were independent prognostic factors for OS in patients with localized PDAC treated with initial (m)FOLFIRINOX. Staging of patients with localized PDAC at diagnosis should be based on anatomy, CA 19-9, and performance status.