Gemcitabine/5-flourouracil/leucovorin for the treatment of advanced pancreatic carcinoma

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The response rate and median survival with gemcitabine monotherapy, although considered the standard treatment for inoperable and metastatic pancreatic cancer, is relatively poor. We tested the efficacy and toxicity of a chemotherapy protocol consisting of gemcitabine, 5-fl...

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Main Authors: Reza Malayeri, Mehrdad Ghassemboland, Faraz Ranjpoor, Abdolreza Maadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-10-01
Series:Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Therapy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1658387608500082