Purpose: Stromal fibrosis limits nutritional supply and disarrays metabolism in pancreatic
cancer (PDA, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma). Understanding of the molecular basis …

Tumor deposits (TDs) are associated with poor prognosis in several malignancies and have
been incorporated into the tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) staging system for colorectal …

Background and Objectives Pretreatment immunological indicators and nutritional factors
are associated with survival of many malignancies. This study aims to develop a prognostic …

The current TNM staging system for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has revised
the definitions of T and N categories as well as stage groups. However, studies validating …

Objective In this study, the relationship between preoperative plasma D-dimer level and overall
survival and recurrence free survival were evaluated in patients with curative resection of …

Background A survival benefit has been seen for both adjuvant nab-paclitaxel plus gemcitabine
(AG) and S-1 chemotherapy compared to gemcitabine (GEM) for resectable pancreatic …

Objective: Tumor cell malignancy is indicated by histopathological differentiation and cell
proliferation. Ki-67, an indicator of cellular proliferation, has been used for tumor grading and …

Background Carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19‐9 and histological grade can serve as indicators
of the biological characteristics of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Aims The aim …

Pancreatic cancer is a highly aggressive malignancy that is characterized by early metastasis,
high recurrence, and therapy resistance. Early recurrence after surgery is one of the …

… HAIZHENG LIU1; SHAOFEI CHANG2,* … They are widely distributed and *Address
correspondence to: Shaofei Chang, sy4960343@163.com Received: 10 December 2020; …