Shehara Mendis, Lara Lipton, Yat Hang To, Sumitra Ananda, Michael Michael, Sue-Anne McLachlan, Benjamin Thomson, Benjamin Loveday, Brett Knowles, Adrian Fox, Mehrdad Nikfarjam, Val Usatoff, Julia Shapiro, Kate Clarke, Sharon Pattison, Cheng Ean Chee, Rob Zielinski, Rachel Wong, Peter Gibbs, Belinda Lee
BACKGROUND: Pancreatic cancer incidence is increasing in younger populations. Differences between early onset pancreatic cancer (EOPC) and later onset pancreatic cancer (LOPC), and how these should inform management warrant exploration in the contemporary setting. METHODS: A prospectively collected multi-site dataset on consecutive pancreatic adenocarcinoma patients was interrogated. Patient, tumour, treatment, and outcome data were extracted for EOPC (≤50 years old) vs LOPC (>50 years old)...
March 6, 2024: British Journal of Cancer