Abdul Qahar Khan Yasinzai, Bisma Tareen, Katharine Tracy, Nimra Jamil, Marjan Khan, Hafeez Ullah, Muhammad Raza, Amin Ullah Khan, Dauod Arif, Abdul Waheed, Feroze Sidhwa, Subhasis Misra, Nabin Raj Karki, Nagla Abdel Karim, Ludimila Cavalcante, Asad Ullah
INTRODUCTION: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly aggressive malignancy about 50% of PDAC are metastatic at presentation. In this study, we evaluated PDAC demographics, annual trend analysis, racial disparities, survival rate, and the role of different treatment modalities in localized and metastatic disease. METHODS: A total of 144,824 cases of PDAC were obtained from the SEER database from 2000 to 2018. RESULTS: The median age was 69 years, with a slightly higher incidence in males (52%) and 80% of all cases were white...
April 14, 2024: Clinical & Translational Oncology