Evaluating Mismatch Repair Deficiency in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: Challenges and Recommendations.

Immune checkpoint inhibition has been shown to generate profound and durable responses in MMR-D solid tumors and has elicited interest in detection tools and strategies to guide therapeutic decision-making. Herein we address questions on the appropriate screening, detection methods, patient selection, and initiation of therapy for MMR-D PDAC and assess the utility of NGS in providing additional prognostic and predictive information for MMR-D PDAC.