| 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 |