Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) continues to be a daunting clinical challenge. In 2023, it is estimated that 64,000 people will be newly diagnosed with PDAC and 51,000 people will die from PDAC. By 2030, PDAC is predicted to be the second leading cause of cancer-related death, second only to lung cancer (Siegel et al in, CA Cancer J Clin 73(1):17-48, 2023). It is a disease characterized by its late presentation, rapid demise thereafter, and, until recently, relatively ineffective systemic therapies. Despite this grim prognosis, appreciable progress has been made in the identification of patients with localized disease, who may be candidates for potentially curative resections, and in the understanding of the technical nuances and efficacy of aggressive surgical procedures. Currently, the overall 5-year survival rate is 15-25% for patients who undergo resection and receive adjuvant chemotherapy with or without chemoradiation therapy.
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January 2025
Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, M. K. Čiurlionio St. 21/27, 03101, Vilnius, Lithuania.
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