Masahiko Sakaguchi

Preoperative prognostic stratification of high-risk resectable pancreatic cancer: combined Podxl/itgb1 expression in EUS-FNAB specimens as a prognostic biomarker

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy with gemcitabine and S-1 (NAC-GS) is a conditionally recommended treatment for resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) in Japan. However, therapeutic efficacy remains limited in a subset of patients who lose surgical opportunities due to tumor...