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Should gemcitabine be used as adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with resectable pancreatic cancer?

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boxed-textOettle H et al. (2007) Adjuvant chemotherapy with gemcitabine vs observation in patients undergoing curative-intent resection of pancreatic cancer: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA 297: 267–277

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The synopsis was written by Rachel Jones, Associate Editor, Nature Clinical Practice. The author wishes to thank Dr Franck Bonnetain (Fédération Française de Cancérologie Digestive) for his assistance with statistical analyses.

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  1. P Hammel is a Professor of Gastroenterology in the Department of Hepatogastroenterology at the Beaujon Hospital, Clichy, France.,

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Hammel, P. Should gemcitabine be used as adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with resectable pancreatic cancer?. Nat Rev Clin Oncol 4, 460–461 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncponc0884

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