Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center (Arizona)

Training the next generation of minimally invasive HPB surgeons: are current fellowships crossing the learning curve?

Abstract Background Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) improved outcomes in hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) cases, yet adoption is slowed by technical complexity and steep learning curves. This retrospective review sought to characterize MIS training variations across three fellowship...

Adjuvant Chemotherapy Is Not Associated With Improved Overall Survival in Patients With Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma With Persistent Lymphovascular Invasion or Lymph Node Involvement After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

ABSTRACT Background and Objectives There is increasing use of neoadjuvant treatment (NAT) for patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC). The role of additional adjuvant chemotherapy (AT) is not well‐defined. This study aims to determine the impact of lymphovascular invasion...