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Enhanced Molecular Staging of Pancreatic Cancer Using Methylated DNA Markers in Peritoneal Lavage Fluid.
Journal of surgical oncology - 1 Aug 2026
Mills Krystal, Berger Calise K, Taylor William R, Mahoney Douglas W, Burger Kelli N, Maheshwari Kalika, Kipp Benjamin R, Delgado Adriana M, Doering Karen A, Streich Heather M, Foote Patrick H, Cleary Sean P, Grotz Travis E, Kendrick Micheal L, Smoot Rory L, Starlinger Patrick P, Thiels Cornelius A, Truty Mark J, Warner Susanne G, Kisiel John B, Majumder Shounak
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Occult intra-abdominal metastases are identified in approximately 20% of patients with radiographically localized pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) through staging laparoscopy, as peritoneal cytology is limited in sensitivity. Methylated DNA markers (MDMs) have demonstrated high diagnostic accuracy for PDAC in tumor tissue, blood, and pancreatic secretions. This study assesses the...
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