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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Aug 15, 2026; 18(8): 117006
Published online Aug 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.117006
Published online Aug 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.117006
Letter to the Editor: Integrating inflammation, nutrition, and imaging: A step forward in predicting lymph node metastasis for pancreatic cancer
Yan Xu, Xiao-Bing Huang, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China
Yong-Gang He, Department of Hepatobiliary, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China
Co-corresponding authors: Xiao-Bing Huang and Yong-Gang He.
Author contributions: Xu Y drafted and edited the manuscript; Huang XB and He YG contribute equally to this study as co-corresponding authors; Huang XB and He YG contributed to the conceptualization of the study and the critical review of the manuscript for important intellectual content; all authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
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Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Corresponding author: Yong-Gang He, Associate Chief Physician, Department of Hepatobiliary, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, No. 83 Xinqiaozheng Street, Chongqing 400037, China. xqyyhyg@tmmu.edu.cn
Received: November 26, 2025
Revised: January 4, 2026
Accepted: January 22, 2026
Published online: August 15, 2026
Processing time: 249 Days and 19.3 Hours
Revised: January 4, 2026
Accepted: January 22, 2026
Published online: August 15, 2026
Processing time: 249 Days and 19.3 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: This study exemplifies a model of “accessible precision medicine” in pancreatic cancer. It demonstrates that accurate prediction of lymph node metastasis does not require advanced or costly technologies, but can instead be achieved through the strategic integration of routine, low-cost clinical data, thereby broadening the applicability of personalized oncology.