{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Ladekarl M"],"funding":["The APC was funded by H.E. og N.C. Brogaards legat til kræftforskningens fremme (no grant number)."],"pagination":["116"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12939013"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["33(2)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<i>Background:</i> About 40% of patients with pancreatic cancer (PC) are left untreated. Identification of the modifiable factors for opting out could increase the number eligible for treatment. <i>Methods:</i> We first assessed the completeness of registration. Next, we identified patients residing in the North Denmark Region, included 2023/24 in the Danish Pancreas Cancer Database (DPCD), registered as \"no treatment\". We supplemented register data with health record data, including reasons for opting out of treatment. <i>Results:</i> Registration in DPCD was complete compared to the National Clinical Cancer Database, except for one patient. Six patients had other tumors. Of a total of 91 patients, 79% were >75 years old, 2/3 were in performance status (PS) > 2, more than half were social"],"journal":["Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.)"],"pubmed_title":["Characteristics, Prognosis and Reasons for Opting-Out of Treatment in Patients with Untreated Pancreatic Cancer."],"pmcid":["PMC12939013"],"funding_grant_id":["NA"],"pubmed_authors":["Ladekarl M","Stender MT"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Characteristics, Prognosis and Reasons for Opting-Out of Treatment in Patients with Untreated Pancreatic Cancer.","description":"<i>Background:</i> About 40% of patients with pancreatic cancer (PC) are left untreated. Identification of the modifiable factors for opting out could increase the number eligible for treatment. <i>Methods:</i> We first assessed the completeness of registration. Next, we identified patients residing in the North Denmark Region, included 2023/24 in the Danish Pancreas Cancer Database (DPCD), registered as \"no treatment\". We supplemented register data with health record data, including reasons for opting out of treatment. <i>Results:</i> Registration in DPCD was complete compared to the National Clinical Cancer Database, except for one patient. Six patients had other tumors. Of a total of 91 patients, 79% were >75 years old, 2/3 were in performance status (PS) > 2, more than half were social","dates":{"release":"2026-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2026 Feb","modification":"2026-07-11T03:09:19.268Z","creation":"2026-07-11T03:08:21.115Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12939013","cross_references":{"pubmed":["41744880"],"doi":["10.3390/curroncol33020116"]}}