Gemcitabine and capecitabine improved overall survival in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer
2nd Nov 2005, 18:47 GMT
The prognosis of pancreatic cancer is poor but new therapies such as gemcitabine have contributed to improving the outcome for patients. Data presented at the 13th European Conference (ECCO) revealed that using the combination of gemcitabine and capecitabine increased overall survival in some patients.
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