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The standard treatment for unresectable locally advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (UR-LA PDAC) is chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy except for surgery. Although conversion surgery (CS) for UR-LA PDAC has been useful strategy, owing to recent advances in the other treatment, the significance and safety of CS remains unclear.
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