Table 4.
Quality of the Evidence | Clinical Recommendation | Strength of the Recommendation | References |
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Low | In patients with BRPC preoperative treatment could increase survival in comparison with immediate surgery | Weakly positive | [33,34,35,36,37,38,39] |
Very Low | Chemotherapy may be considered as a first-choice option as initial therapy, as alternative to chemoradiotherapy in patients with LAPC | Weakly positive | [40] |
Moderate | In patients with LAPC who are progression-free after systemic chemotherapy (with reference to the schemes used in advanced disease), consolidation chemoradiotherapy may be considered | Weakly positive | [41,42,43] |
Abbreviations–BRPC: Borderline Resectable Pancreatic cancer; LAPC: Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer.