Effect of chemotherapy on prognosis in patients with primary pancreatic signet ring cell carcinoma: A large real-world study based on machine learning.

Journal: PloS one
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Primary pancreatic signet ring cell carcinoma (PSRCC), an extremely rare histologic variant of pancreatic cancer, has a poor prognosis. This study aimed to investigate the prognostic value of chemotherapy in PSRCC.

Authors

  • Kun Huang
    Department of Biomedical Informatics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA. Kun.Huang@osumc.edu.
  • Xinzhu Yuan
    Department of Nephrology, Nanchong Central Hospital Affiliated to North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China.
  • Pingwu Zhao
    Departments of General Surgery, Mian Yang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Mianyang, Sichuan, P.R. China.
  • Yunshen He
    Departments of General Surgery, Mian Yang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Mianyang, Sichuan, P.R. China.