The Relationship Between Tumor Inflammatory Cell Infiltrate and Outcome in Patients with Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

摘要

Background The tumor-associated inflammatory cell infiltrate is recognized to have prognostic value in various common solid tumors. However, the prognostic value of the tumor inflammatory cell infiltrate has not been established in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) nor has its relationship with the systemic inflammatory response.