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Phase II Study Finds Novel Chemotherapy Cocktail for Pancreatic Cancer Promising but Toxic
Pancreatic Cancer Therapy Promising but Toxic
F. Lowry
20080108
2008 Feb 8
Elsevier Global Medical News
Phase II Study Finds Novel Chemotherapy Cocktail for Pancreatic Cancer Promising but Toxic
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2008 Feb 8, F. Lowry
ORLANDO (EGMN) - Adjuvant chemoradiation with cisplatin, 5-fluorouracil, and interferon-alfa for resected pancreatic cancer increased the 18-month overall survival in 53 of 79 patients but at a price - severe grade 3/4 toxicity in virtually all who received the treatment.The protocol was initially tested in 53 patients at Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, between 1995 and 2001. The median survival was 39 months, the 2-year survival was 51%, and 5-year survival was 41%, Dr. Vincent J. Picozzi...