The British journal of surgery
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Multicenter Study
Pathological staging in postneoadjuvant pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer: implications for adjuvant therapy.
It is unclear whether pathological staging is significant prognostically and can inform the delivery of adjuvant therapy after pancreatectomy preceded by neoadjuvant therapy. ⋯ Modified staging with a T status definition combining extrapancreatic invasion and tumour size is associated with better prognostic segregation after postneoadjuvant pancreatectomy. This system allows identification of patients who might benefit from adjuvant therapy.