First-line chemotherapy in very elderly patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer: Gemcitabine monotherapy vs combination chemotherapy

BACKGROUND: Combination chemotherapy (gemcitabine plus nab-paclitaxel and FOLFIRINOX) is widely used as the standard first-line treatment for pancreatic cancer. Considering the severe toxicities of combination chemotherapy, gemcitabine monotherapy (G mono) could be used as a first-line treatment in...

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Published in:World J Clin Cases
Main Authors: Han, Sung Yong, Kim, Dong Uk, Seol, Young Mi, Kim, Suk, Lee, Nam Kyung, Hong, Seung Baek, Seo, Hyung-Il
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2020
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Retrospective Cohort Study
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7520790/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33024759
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v8.i18.4022
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