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What group of early pancreatic cancer patients, such as pT1a, can be excluded from adjuvant chemotherapy post resection?

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Medical Oncology · Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Short answer is none - all patients who have undergone surgery for pancreatic cancer benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy, as long as they can tolerate it.

But to be a bit more detailed:

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Medical Oncology · Mayo Clinic

I agree with my colleagues above and as Dr. @Dr. First Last stated, this is a topic that sometimes comes up on tumor boards.

Large databases such as NCDB are in no way a substitute for RCTs but may provide additional information. Two relatively recent NCDB studies looked at the benefit of adjuvant ch...

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