Abstract:In Reply We appreciate the interest in our article and thank JAMA Surgery for the opportunity to reply to the letters to the editor. 1 Shi et al advised that combining patients without postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) and with biochemical leakage may have biased the analysis regarding long-term survival in patients receiving neoadjuvant therapy (NAT). While biochemical leakage may reflect a more preserved gland function, which has been associated with better survival in upfront resected pancreatic cance… Show more
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