Abstract

Background: Neoadjuvant therapy (NT) has increasingly gained popularity over upfront surgery for pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Within this conceptual framework, administration of the complete chemotherapy course prior to surgery is considered optimal. This notion of “total” application of anti-oncologic therapy – so far referred to as Total Neoadjuvant Therapy (TNT) – appears to be, hitherto, an amalgam of different definitions, regimens and timing uniquely ascribed and executed by individual institutions. This review critically examines TNT’s reported efficacy for pancreatic cancer with an aim towards improving standardization of its nomenclature and clinical application.

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