Unveiling Pancreatic Cancer
Sensitivity
Specificity
Accuracy
Pancreatic cancer (PC) is the most lethal cancer and ranks as the seventh and third leading cause of cancer deaths in Taiwan and the US, respectively. Early detection is vital, because the 5 year survival rate after surgery drops from 80% to 20% once the tumor grows beyond 2 cm. Computed tomography (CT) is the major tool for detecting PC, but approximately 40% of tumors less than 2 cm are missed on CT. Therefore, an effective tool to enhance detection for PC is an urgent unmet clinical need.
Principal Investigators
Professor Weichung Wang
National Taiwan University
Dr. Wei-Chih Liao
National Taiwan University Hospital