Acute pancreatitis as an early marker of pancreatic cancer and cancer stage, treatment, and prognosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We aimed to examine the association between acute pancreatitis, a potential early symptom of pancreatic cancer, and pancreatic cancer stage, treatment, and prognosis.

Methods

We conducted a cohort study of patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer during 2004-2017 using population-based registry data from Denmark and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) data linked with Medicare claims from the United States (US), which include individuals aged 65 + . We ascertained information on acute pancreatitis diagnoses up to 90 days before pancreatic cancer and followed them for a maximum of five years. We assessed overall survival difference at 30 days, six months, and one, three and five years, comparing patients with and without coexistence of acute pancrea

SUBMITTER: Kirkegard J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8112897 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature