Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.
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Links to related guidelines are provided separately:
●(See "Society guideline links: Well-differentiated gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors".)
●(See "Society guideline links: Pancreatic cysts".)
●(See "Society guideline links: Biliary infection and obstruction".)
International
●Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS): Guidelines for perioperative care for pancreatoduodenectomy – Recommendations, 2019 (published 2020)
●ISGPS: A consensus statement on borderline resectable pancreatic cancer (2014)
●ISGPS: Definition and consensus on extended pancreatectomy in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (2014)
Canada
●Cancer Care Ontario (CCO): The treatment of locally advanced pancreatic cancer (2016)
●CCO: Chemotherapy or radiotherapy for resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma (2015)
●CCO: Hepatic, pancreatic, and biliary tract (HPB) surgical oncology standards (2015)
●CCO: PET imaging in pancreatic cancer (2009)
United States
●American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO): Guideline on metastatic pancreatic cancer, update (2020)
●ASCO: Clinical practice guideline on potentially curable pancreatic adenocarcinoma, update (2019)
●ASCO: Provisional clinical opinion on evaluating susceptibility to pancreatic cancer (2018)
●ASCO: Clinical practice guideline on locally advanced, unresectable pancreatic cancer (2016)
Europe
•ESMO: Cancer of the pancreas treatment recommendations, update (2017)
•ESMO: Cancer of the pancreas – Clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up (2015)
United Kingdom
●NICE: Quality standard on pancreatic cancer (2018)
●NICE: Interventional procedures guidance on laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy (2007)
India
●Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR): Consensus document for management of pancreatic cancer (2019)
Japan
●Japan Pancreas Society (JPS): Clinical practice guidelines for pancreatic cancer – A synopsis, 2019 (published 2020)
●Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery (JSES): Guideline on gastroenterological surgery – Pancreas (2015)