| Definitions | |
| Surface Plasmon | delocalized electron that oscillates between any two materials |
| Abbreviations | |
| CA 19-9 | Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9 |
| CAF | Cancer associated fibroblast |
| DSN | Duplex-Specific Nuclease |
| EUS FNA | Endoscopic Ultrasound with fine needle biopsy |
| EV | Extracellular Vesicle |
| GEM | Gemcitabine |
| GPC1 | Glypican-1 |
| nPES | Nanoplasmon enhanced scattering |
| PC | Pancreatic Cancer |
| PC-DFA | Principal Component Differential Function Analysis |
| PDAC | Pancreatic adenocarcinoma |
| PD-L1 | Programmed Death-Ligand 1 |
| SERS | Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy |