compared to 25% in the FOLFIRINOX arm.8 The impact of different neoadjuvant therapies on PNI status should be further highlighted because it could be extremely important for the selection of the best neoadjuvant treatment strategy as well as to evaluate new potential therapeutic strategies.As stated by the authors, further research is also required to determine the molecular mechanisms underlying PNI and the interactions between nerves and cancer cells. This knowledge could guide the development of new therapeutic strategies that inhibit both pain and cancer dissemination. Implementation of single-cell RNA-sequencing and laser-capture microdissection, or the combination of these techniques, as recently reported for optic nerve crush-related early mRNA alterations in retinal ganglion cells.9 This approach can aid to disentangle tumor from nerves signals and assist to uncover subtype-specific vulnerabilities in the PDAC/ nerves relationships that could be targeted by different drugs.It would also be worthwhile to perform prospective trials paralleled by preclinical experiments in emerging models such as organoids, that can be co-cultured with other cell types of the TME, including nerves.10 These models should allow to monitor the interactions among different cell type in physiological or pathological conditions as well as in response to drugs. In particular, single-cell omics of these models should unravel key factors in intercellular communication and their impact on cancer dissemination that could be exploited as prognostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets.In conclusion, we are indebted to Crippa et al for their research on the implications of PNI on disease recurrence and survival after pancreatectomy. We agree that observational studies can provide a strong rationale for future trials, but standardized techniques of sample collection/processing/analysis, larger and uniformly treated populations with appropriate annotation clinical outcome and pain relief, according to powered statistical analysis, and integration with functional data are essential to strengthen the value of PNI in clinics beyond already available PDAC bio-markers.