Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40981722›Full record

ReviewUnited European gastroenterology journal2025

Perineural Invasion in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: Recapitulating Its Importance and Defining Future Directions.

Martin Lovecek, Esra Dirimtekin, Ingrid Garajová, Giulia Gasparini, Stefano Crippa, Elisa Giovannetti, Dana Sochorova, Carmen Mota Reyes, Ihsan Ekin Demir, Pinar Uysal-Onganer and 1 more

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in United European gastroenterology journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
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

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Article
  3. Review
  4. Pancreatic Cancer and Diabetes: Insights, Hypotheses, and Next Steps.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
    Review
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.

Martin LovecekDepartment of Surgery, University Hospital Olomouc, Fakultni nemocnice Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9775-9643
Esra DirimtekinCancer Mechanisms and Biomarkers Research Group, University of Westminster, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5811-4234
Ingrid GarajováMedical Oncology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9302-6896
Giulia GaspariniDivision of Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreas Translational & Clinical Research Center, Universita Vita Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2273-9773
Stefano CrippaDivision of Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreas Translational & Clinical Research Center, Universita Vita Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7370-1508
Elisa GiovannettiDepartment of Medical Oncology, Lab of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC Locatie VUmc Afdeling Medische Oncologie, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7565-7504
Dana SochorovaDepartment of Surgery, Tomas Bata Hospital Zlin, Czech Republic.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1925-2892
Carmen Mota ReyesDepartment of Surgery, TUM University Hospital, Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universitat Munchen Krankenhausapotheke, Munich, Germany.
Ihsan Ekin DemirDepartment of Surgery, TUM University Hospital, Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universitat Munchen Krankenhausapotheke, Munich, Germany.
Pinar Uysal-OnganerCancer Mechanisms and Biomarkers Research Group, University of Westminster, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3190-8831
TRANSPAN PNI Group

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains one of the most lethal malignancies, mainly due to its aggressive nature, early metastasis, diagnosis at late stages, and limited response to systemic anticancer therapy. Perineural invasion (PNI), defined as the infiltration of neoplastic cells along nerve fibers and within nerve sheaths, is emerging as a critical determinant of PDAC aggressiveness. This position paper by the TRANSPAN PNI Group on Perineural Invasion synthesizes current evidence on the molecular features and clinical implications of PNI in PDAC, compares its prognostic significance in other malignancies, and describes novel biomarker strategies including potential therapeutic interventions.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalPancreatic NeoplasmsPeripheral NervesBiomarkers, TumorHumansNeoplasm InvasivenessNerve FibersPrognosisBiomarkers, Tumorbiomarkerspancreatic cancerpancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaperineural invasionprognostic markertherapeutic strategiestumor aggressiveness

Identifiers

PMID40981722
PMCPMC12606004

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.