Gemcitabine alone or in combination with cisplatin in patients with biliary tract cancer: a comparative multicentre study in Japan

Okusaka, Takuji; Nakachi, Kohei; Fukutomi, Akira; Mizuno, Nobumasa; Ohkawa, S.; Funakoshi, A; Nagino, Masato; Kondo, Satoshi; Nagaoka, Soshi; Funai, Jumpei; Koshiji, Minori; Nambu, Yoshihiro; Furuse, Junji; Miyazaki, Masaru; Nimura, Y

doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6605779

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Gemcitabine alone or in combination with cisplatin in patients with biliary tract cancer: a comparative multicentre study in Japan

Published in British Journal of Cancer • Jul 13, 2010

Authors:

Takuji Okusaka

Kohei Nakachi

Akira Fukutomi

Abstract

BACKGROUND: A British randomised study of gemcitabine plus cisplatin (GC) combination showed promising results in biliary tract cancer (BTC) patients. In our study, we evaluated the efficacy and safety of this combination compared with gemcitabine alone (G) in Japanese BTC patients. METHODS: Overall...

Subject

Gemcitabine

Medicine

Neutropenia

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