A multicenter comparative study of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy using a Franseen needle versus conventional endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration to evaluate microsatellite instability in patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer

• Main Authors: Tadayuki Takagi (Author), Mitsuru Sugimoto (Author), Hidemichi Imamura (Author), Yosuke Takahata (Author), Yuki Nakajima (Author), Rei Suzuki (Author), Naoki Konno (Author), Hiroyuki Asama (Author), Yuki Sato (Author), Hiroki Irie (Author), Jun Nakamura (Author), Mika Takasumi (Author), Minami Hashimoto (Author), Tsunetaka Kato (Author), Ryoichiro Kobashi (Author), Yuko Hashimoto (Author), Goro Shibukawa (Author), Shigeru Marubashi (Author), Takuto Hikichi (Author), Hiromasa Ohira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Aims Immune checkpoint blockade has recently been reported to be effective in treating microsatellite instability (MSI)-high tumors. Therefore, sufficient sampling of histological specimens is necessary in cases of unresectable pancreatic cancer (UR-PC). This multicenter study investigate...