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ReviewAnnals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology2021

Reshaping preoperative treatment of pancreatic cancer in the era of precision medicine.

R Casolino, C Braconi, G Malleo, S Paiella, C Bassi, M Milella, S B Dreyer, F E M Froeling, D K Chang, A V Biankin and 1 more

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Review in Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
31citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 67 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Homologous Recombination Deficiency in Pancreatic Cancer: A Systematic Review and Prevalence Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2021
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  5. Improving outcomes of patients with pancreatic cancer.Nature reviews. Clinical oncology · 2025
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  15. RareWorld journal of clinical cases · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

R CasolinoWolfson Wohl Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Bearsden, Glasgow, Scotland, UK; Department of Medicine, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Verona, Italy.
C BraconiWolfson Wohl Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Bearsden, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
G MalleoDepartment of Surgery, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Verona, Italy.
S PaiellaDepartment of Surgery, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Verona, Italy.
C BassiDepartment of Surgery, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Verona, Italy.
M MilellaDepartment of Medicine, Medical Oncology, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Verona (VR), Italy.
S B DreyerWolfson Wohl Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Bearsden, Glasgow, Scotland, UK; West of Scotland Pancreatic Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.
F E M FroelingEdinburgh Cancer Centre, Western General Hospital, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK.
D K ChangWolfson Wohl Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Bearsden, Glasgow, Scotland, UK; West of Scotland Pancreatic Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.
A V BiankinWolfson Wohl Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Bearsden, Glasgow, Scotland, UK; West of Scotland Pancreatic Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK; South Western Sydney Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of NSW, Liverpool, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: andrew.biankin@glasgow.ac.uk.
T GolanOncology Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
Glasgow Royal Infirmary · GBUniversity of Glasgow · GBNHS Lothian · GBSheba Medical Center · ILUniversity of Verona · IT

Funding

Cancer Research UK C29717/A17263Cancer Research UK C29717/A18484Cancer Research UK C596/A18076Cancer Research UK C596/A20921Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 103721/Z/14/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review summarises the recent evidence on preoperative therapeutic strategies in pancreatic cancer and discusses the rationale for an imminent need for a personalised therapeutic approach in non-metastatic disease. The molecular diversity of pancreatic cancer and its influence on prognosis and treatment response, combined with the failure of 'all-comer' treatments to significantly impact on patient outcomes, requires a paradigm shift towards a genomic-driven approach. This is particularly important in the preoperative, potentially curable setting, where a personalised treatment allocation has the substantial potential to reduce pancreatic cancer mortality.

Indexed as

Pancreatic NeoplasmsPrecision MedicineBiomarkers, TumorHumansNeoadjuvant TherapyPrognosisBiomarkers, TumorneoadjuvantPancreatic cancerprecision medicinepredictive biomarkerspreoperativeprognostic biomarkers

Identifiers

PMID33248227
PMCPMC7840891
OpenAlexW3109982372

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