A Pretreatment Prognostic Score to Stratify Survival in Pancreatic Cancer

Objective: The aim of this study was to develop and validate a pretreatment prognostic score in pancreatic cancer (PDAC). Background: Pretreatment prognostication in PDAC is important for treatment decisions but remains challenging. Available prognostic tools are derived from selected cohorts of patients who underwent resection, excluding up to 20% of patients with exploration only, and do not adequately reflect the pretreatment scenario....