The age-adjusted Charlson comorbidity index is an independent prognostic factor in pancreatic cancer patients who receive curative resection followed by adjuvant chemotherapy

Conclusions: The ACCI was a risk factor for the OS in patients who underwent curative surgery followed by adjuvant chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer. An effective plan is needed for determining the optimum surgical strategy according to the ACCI.

Source: Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics - December 28, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Toru Aoyama Naoto Yamamoto Mariko Kamiya Masaaki Murakawa Hiroshi Tamagawa Sho Sawazaki Masakatsu Numata Satoshi Kobayashi Makoto Ueno Manabu Morimoto Manabu Shiozawa Norio Yukawa Takashi Oshima Takaki Yoshikawa Yasushi Rino Munetaka Masuda Soichiro Morin Source Type: research