Early Relapse of Unresectable Gallbladder Cancer after Discontinuation of Gemcitabine Monotherapy Administered for 5 Years in a Patient Who Had Complete Response to the Treatment

The tumor shrinkage effect of gemcitabine is considered to be limited in cases of advanced gallbladder cancer, and there are few reports of complete response to gemcitabine therapy in patients with this cancer. Therefore, the treatment continuation strategy in these patients, after a complete respon...

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Main Authors: Koichi Suyama, Masafumi Ikeda, Eiichiro Suzuki, Motohiro Kojima, Shuichi Mitsunaga, Satoshi Shimizu, Izumi Ohno, Hideaki Takahashi, Hiroyuki Okuyama, Akiko Kuwahara, Takuji Okusaka, Junji Furuse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2013-10-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/356080