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Proposal for a definition of "Oligometastatic disease in pancreatic cancer".
BMC cancer - 30 Dec 2019
Damanakis Alexander I, Ostertag Luisa, Waldschmidt Dirk, Kütting Fabian, Quaas Alexander, Plum Patrick, Bruns Christiane J, Gebauer Florian, Popp Felix
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: To date, patients with metastasized pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC M1) are regarded as a uniform collective. We hypothesize the existence of oligometastatic disease (OMD): a state of PDAC M1 disease with better tumor biology, limited metastasis, and increased survival. METHODS: Data of 128 PDAC M1 patients treated at the University of Cologne between 2008 and 2018 was reviewed. Interdependence...
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