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SynthesisArquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery2025

Pancreatoduodenectomy with vascular reconstruction versus chemotherapy alone in patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer: a systematic review.

Adriano Carneiro da Costa, Vitoria Alessandra Duarte, Fernando Santa Cruz, Mohamed Ali Chaouch, Jayant Kumar, Isabella Reccia, Álvaro Antonio Bandeira Ferraz, Nagy Habib

Abstract readSystematic ReviewComparative Study
In one paragraph

Synthesis in Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  3. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: when science tries to increases hope.Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Adriano Carneiro da CostaUniversidade Federal de Pernambuco, Department of Surgery - Recife (PE), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5370-3621
Vitoria Alessandra DuarteUniversidade Federal de Pernambuco, Department of Surgery - Recife (PE), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9105-3399
Fernando Santa CruzUniversidade Federal de Pernambuco, Department of Surgery - Recife (PE), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3178-1036
Mohamed Ali ChaouchUniversity of Monastir, Department of Visceral and Digestive Surgery - Monastir, Tunisia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9013-5229
Jayant KumarImperial College London, Department of Surgery and Cancer - London, England.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0490-7323
Isabella RecciaImperial College London, Department of Surgery and Cancer - London, England.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1194-8828
Álvaro Antonio Bandeira FerrazUniversidade Federal de Pernambuco, Department of Surgery - Recife (PE), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3832-3927
Nagy HabibImperial College London, Department of Surgery and Cancer - London, England.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4920-4154

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPancreatic cancer is still a terrifying condition that has a high mortality rate due to its rapid progression and treatment complexity. However, there is still no consensus on what the gold standard of treatment for locally advanced pancreatic cancer (LAPC) is.

aimsThe aim of this study was to review the current evidence-based data on treatment strategies for LAPC, comparing pancreatoduodenectomy with vascular reconstruction (PDVR) and chemotherapy alone (CA).

methodsThis systematic review was performed according to the PRISMA 2020 guidelines. Overall survival (OS) was the primary endpoint, while progression-free survival (PFS) was the secondary endpoint. The included studies were published between 2013 and 2023.

resultsA total of 16 relevant papers were found in the literature search. The median PFS duration for CA varied from 3.22 to 11.7 months, whereas the median overall survival (mOS) varied from 5.95 to 23.0 months. The mOS ranged from 12.7 to 24.9 months and the median PFS time ranged from 8.5 to 22.5 months for patients submitted to neoadjuvant therapy followed by PDVR.

conclusionsLAPC presents worse outcomes when patients are submitted to CA with gemcitabine only, or when patients undergo upfront PDVR.

Indexed as

Pancreatic NeoplasmsPancreaticoduodenectomyVascular Surgical ProceduresHumansNeoplasm Staging

Identifiers

PMID40767666
PMCPMC12324770

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