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Gemcitabine remains the standard of care for pancreatic cancer

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A randomized phase III trial for advanced pancreatic cancer comparing gemcitabine with gemcitabine plus capecitabine has again demonstrated that combination chemotherapy provides no significant outcome advantage for patients. A marked change in treatment paradigm is essential if therapeutic interventions are to move beyond the persistently dismal outcome results for the majority of pancreatic cancer patients, as exemplified by the past decade of clinical research.

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  1. Division of Hematology/Oncology, Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, 691 Preston Building, Nashville, 37232, TN, USA

    Jordan Berlin

  2. Division of Hematology/Oncology, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 676 N. St. Clair Street, Suite 850, Chicago, 60611, IL, USA

    Al B. Benson III

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Berlin, J., Benson III, A. Gemcitabine remains the standard of care for pancreatic cancer. Nat Rev Clin Oncol 7, 135–137 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrclinonc.2010.16

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