External validation of the MDACC clinical classification system for pancreatic cancer in a European multicenter cohort

Background: Evaluation of a clinical classification system for PDAC introduced by the MDACC. (Type A: resectable/borderline tumor anatomy, Type B: resectable/borderline resectable tumor anatomy with clinical findings suspicious for extrapancreatic disease, Type C: marginal performance status/severe pre-existing comorbidity profile, age>80). Methods: Evaluated based on a multicenter database of patients undergoing surgery from 2005 to 2016 due to...