Database	Search engine	Filter	Algorithm
Medline	PubMed, Best Match Algo, 27.09.2018, updated version, announced 04.03.2019	01.01.1993 until 31.03.2020, Title/Abstract, Humans	(carcinoma*[Title/Abstract] OR neoplas*[Title/Abstract] OR tumor[Title/Abstract] OR tumors[Title/Abstract] OR cancer*[Title/Abstract]) AND (pancreatic*[Title/Abstract] OR pancreas*[Title/Abstract] OR Pancreatic Diseases[MeSH Terms] OR Pancreatic Neoplasms[MeSH Terms]) AND (cost[Title/Abstract] OR costs[Title/Abstract] OR costing[Title/Abstract] OR economic analys*[Title/Abstract] OR economic evaluat*[Title/Abstract] OR economic loss[Title/Abstract] OR expenditure*[Title/Abstract] OR spend*[Title/Abstract] OR expense*[Title/Abstract] OR burden*[Title/Abstract] OR QALY*[Title/Abstract] OR quality-adjusted life year[Title/Abstract] OR DALY*[Title/Abstract] OR disability adjusted life years[Title/Abstract] OR productivity[Title/Abstract] OR Costs and Cost Analysis [MeSH Terms])
Google Scholar		1993–2020, no patents, no citations, intitle	(intitle:carcinoma OR intitle:carcinomas OR intitle:neoplasm OR intitle:neoplasms OR intitle:tumor OR intitle:tumors OR intitle:cancer OR intitle:cancers) AND (intitle:pancreatic OR intitle:pancreas) AND (intitle:cost)
Google Scholar		1993–2020, no patents, no citations, intitle	(intitle:carcinoma OR intitle:carcinomas OR intitle:neoplasm OR intitle:neoplasms OR intitle:tumor OR intitle:tumors OR intitle:cancer OR intitle:cancers) AND (intitle:pancreatic OR intitle:pancreas) AND (intitle:costs)
Google Scholar		1993–2020, no patents, no citations, intitle	intitle:carcinoma OR intitle:carcinomas OR intitle:neoplasm OR intitle:neoplasms OR intitle:tumor OR intitle:tumors OR intitle:cancer OR intitle:cancers) AND (intitle:pancreatic OR intitle:pancreas) AND (intitle:costing)
Google Scholar		1993–2020, no patents, no citations, intitle	(intitle:carcinoma OR intitle:carcinomas OR intitle:neoplasm OR intitle:neoplasms OR intitle:tumor OR intitle:tumors OR intitle:cancer OR intitle:cancers) AND (intitle:pancreatic OR intitle:pancreas) AND (intitle:economic)
Google Scholar		1993–2020, no patents, no citations, intitle	(intitle:carcinoma OR intitle:carcinomas OR intitle:neoplasm OR intitle:neoplasms OR intitle:tumor OR intitle:tumors OR intitle:cancer OR intitle:cancers) AND (intitle:pancreatic OR intitle:pancreas) AND (intitle:expenditure)
Google Scholar		1993–2020, no patents, no citations, intitle	(intitle:carcinoma OR intitle:carcinomas OR intitle:neoplasm OR intitle:neoplasms OR intitle:tumor OR intitle:tumors OR intitle:cancer OR intitle:cancers) AND (intitle:pancreatic OR intitle:pancreas) AND (intitle:expenditures)
Google Scholar		1993–2020, no patents, no citations, intitle	(intitle:carcinoma OR intitle:carcinomas OR intitle:neoplasm OR intitle:neoplasms OR intitle:tumor OR intitle:tumors OR intitle:cancer OR intitle:cancers) AND (intitle:pancreatic OR intitle:pancreas) AND (intitle:spend)
Google Scholar		1993–2020, no patents, no citations, intitle	(intitle:carcinoma OR intitle:carcinomas OR intitle:neoplasm OR intitle:neoplasms OR intitle:tumor OR intitle:tumors OR intitle:cancer OR intitle:cancers) AND (intitle:pancreatic OR intitle:pancreas) AND (intitle:spends)
Google Scholar		1993–2020, no patents, no citations, intitle	(intitle:carcinoma OR intitle:carcinomas OR intitle:neoplasm OR intitle:neoplasms OR intitle:tumor OR intitle:tumors OR intitle:cancer OR intitle:cancers) AND (intitle:pancreatic OR intitle:pancreas) AND (intitle:expense)
Google Scholar		1993–2020, no patents, no citations, intitle	(intitle:carcinoma OR intitle:carcinomas OR intitle:neoplasm OR intitle:neoplasms OR intitle:tumor OR intitle:tumors OR intitle:cancer OR intitle:cancers) AND (intitle:pancreatic OR intitle:pancreas) AND (intitle:expenses)
Google Scholar		1993–2020, no patents, no citations, intitle	(intitle:carcinoma OR intitle:carcinomas OR intitle:neoplasm OR intitle:neoplasms OR intitle:tumor OR intitle:tumors OR intitle:cancer OR intitle:cancers) AND (intitle:pancreatic OR intitle:pancreas) AND (intitle:burden)
Google Scholar		1993–2020, no patents, no citations, intitle	(intitle:carcinoma OR intitle:carcinomas OR intitle:neoplasm OR intitle:neoplasms OR intitle:tumor OR intitle:tumors OR intitle:cancer OR intitle:cancers) AND (intitle:pancreatic OR intitle:pancreas) AND (“Quality adjusted life years”)
Google Scholar		1993–2020, no patents, no citations, intitle	(intitle:carcinoma OR intitle:carcinomas OR intitle:neoplasm OR intitle:neoplasms OR intitle:tumor OR intitle:tumors OR intitle:cancer OR intitle:cancers) AND (intitle:pancreatic OR intitle:pancreas) AND (intitle:QALY)
Google Scholar		1993–2020, no patents, no citations, intitle	(intitle:carcinoma OR intitle:carcinomas OR intitle:neoplasm OR intitle:neoplasms OR intitle:tumor OR intitle:tumors OR intitle:cancer OR intitle:cancers) AND (intitle:pancreatic OR intitle:pancreas) AND (“disability adjusted life years”)
Google Scholar		1993–2020, no patents, no citations, intitle	(intitle:carcinoma OR intitle:carcinomas OR intitle:neoplasm OR intitle:neoplasms OR intitle:tumor OR intitle:tumors OR intitle:cancer OR intitle:cancers) AND (intitle:pancreatic OR intitle:pancreas) AND (intitle:DALY)
Google Scholar		1993–2020, no patents, no citations, intitle	(intitle:carcinoma OR intitle:carcinomas OR intitle:neoplasm OR intitle:neoplasms OR intitle:tumor OR intitle:tumors OR intitle:cancer OR intitle:cancers) AND (intitle:pancreatic OR intitle:pancreas) AND (intitle:euro)
Google Scholar		1993–2020, no patents, no citations, intitle	(intitle:carcinoma OR intitle:carcinomas OR intitle:neoplasm OR intitle:neoplasms OR intitle:tumor OR intitle:tumors OR intitle:cancer OR intitle:cancers) AND (intitle:pancreatic OR intitle:pancreas) AND (intitle:productivity)
Web of science	v.5.34	1993–2020, all databases, title	(pancrea*) AND (cancer* OR tumor* OR carcinoma* OR neoplasm*) AND (cost* OR spend* OR expen* OR DALY OR QALY OR burden OR euro OR economic OR productivity)
EconLit		January 1993 to March 2020	(pancreas OR pancreatic) AND (cancer* OR tumor* OR carcinoma* OR neoplasm*) AND (cost* OR spend* OR expen* OR DALY OR QALY OR burden OR euro OR economic OR productivity)