Gemcitabine-based <it>versus </it>fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy with or without platinum in unresectable biliary tract cancer: a retrospective study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There is no standard palliative chemotherapy regimen in biliary tract cancers (BTC). Fluoropyrimidine or gemcitabine, with or without platinum, are most frequently used. We conducted this study to clarify the efficacy of palliative c...

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Main Authors: Im Seock-Ah, Kim Dong-Wan, Lee Se-Hoon, Oh Do-Youn, Kim Mi-Jung, Kim Tae-You, Heo Dae, Bang Yung-Jue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-12-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/8/374