Cisplatin plus Gemcitabine versus Gemcitabine for Biliary Tract Cancer

W. Valle, Juan; Wasan, Harpreet; H. Palmer, Daniel; Cunningham, David; Anthoney, Alan; Maraveyas, Anthony; Madhusudan, Srinivasan; Iveson, Timothy; Hughes, S.; P. Pereira, Stephen; Roughton, Michael; Bridgewater, John

doi:10.1056/nejmoa0908721

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Cisplatin plus Gemcitabine versus Gemcitabine for Biliary Tract Cancer

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Apr 7, 2010

Authors:

Juan W. Valle

Harpreet Wasan

Daniel H. Palmer

Abstract

BACKGROUND: There is no established standard chemotherapy for patients with locally advanced or metastatic biliary tract cancer. We initially conducted a randomized, phase 2 study involving 86 patients to compare cisplatin plus gemcitabine with gemcitabine alone. After we found an improvement in pro...

Subject

Gemcitabine

Medicine

Cisplatin

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