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. 2026 Jun 2;18(11):1824. doi: 10.3390/cancers18111824
PDAC pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
CFR case fatality rate
PAXG cisplatin, nab-paclitaxel, capecitabine, and gemcitabine
mFOLFIRINOX 5-fluorouracil with leucovorin, irinotecan, and oxaliplatin
ICIs immune checkpoint inhibitors
NGS next-generation sequencing
CGP comprehensive genomic profiling
ctDNA circulating tumor DNA
MRD minimal residual disease
RFS recurrence-free survival
OS overall survival
SC single-cell
MO multiomics
SPT spatial proteomics and transcriptomics
AI artificial intelligence
TME tumor microenvironment
WHO World Health Organization
EFS event-free survival
CSCs cancer stem cells
ECM extracellular matrix
NCI National Cancer Institute
SEER Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results
HDI Human Development Index
PanIN pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia
IPMN intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm
WGS Whole-genome sequencing
MRI magnetic resonance imaging
MRCP magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography
EUS endoscopic ultrasound
MPD pancreatic duct diameter
PD pancreatoduodenectomy
DPPHR duodenum-preserving pancreatic head resection
CT computed tomography
FNB fine needle biopsy
FNA fine needle aspiration
BR borderline resectable
LA locally advanced
RCT randomized clinical trial
pCR complete pathologic response
MPR major pathologic response
pPR partial pathologic response
pNR pathologic non-response
R resectable
NA neoadjuvant
DMFS distant metastasis-free survival
PFS Progression-free survival
LC local control
GEM/nab-PTX gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel
SBRT stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
iHD-SBRT isotoxic High-Dose SBRT
SABR stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy
GEM/CAP gemcitabine/capecitabine
ESMO European Society For Medical Oncology
PET positron emission tomography
ITH intratumor heterogeneity
CRC colorectal cancer
HRC high-relapse cells
VAFs variant allele frequencies
CTCs circulating tumor cells
NSLSC non-small cell lung cancer
TNBC triple negative breast cancer
Hh Hedgehog
ICB immune checkpoint blockade
dMMR mismatch repair deficient
MSI-H microsatellite instability-high
ORR overall response rate
TAMs tumor-associated macrophages
MDSCs myeloid-derived suppressor cells
Tregs regulatory T cells
MSK Memorian Sloan Kettering
PPV positive predictive value
NPV negative predictive value
SoC standard of care
PCR polymer chain reactions
mPCR multiplex PCR
ACT adjuvant chemotherapy
mDFS median DFS
CAPP-seq cancer personalized profiling by deep Sequencing
WES whole exome sequencing
NAC neoadjuvant chemotherapy
FDA US Food and Drug Administration
TSO500 Illumina TruSight Oncology 500
SNVs single nucleotide variants
indels short insertions and deletions
CNVs copy Number variants
CAFs cancer-associated fibroblasts
cfDNA cell-free DNA
TAN tumor-associated neutrophil
DC dendritic cells
NK cells natural killer cells