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When someone is NED, at what point do you feel the person is cured? 2 years? 5 years?
When someone is termed NED, do you recommend continuing interval chemo and for how long?
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For statistical purposes, we feel that the 5-year mark with NED is counted as cure. I generally do not recommend doing long term maintenance chemotherapy if someone is cancer free for a prolonged period of time after definitive treatment (surgery) of PDAC.