Long term survivors with metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma treated with gemcitabine: a retrospective analysis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma has a short median overall survival (OS) of 5–6 months. However, a subgroup of patients survives more than 1 year. We analyzed the survival outcomes of this subgroup and evaluated clinical and pat...

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Main Authors: Muzikansky Alona, Grenon Nina, Ryan David P, Lauwers Gregory Y, Clark Jeffrey W, Goulart Bernardo HL, Zhu Andrew X
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-03-01
Series:Journal of Hematology & Oncology
Online Access:http://www.jhoonline.org/content/2/1/13