Gemcitabine alone or in combination with cisplatin in patients with biliary tract cancer: a comparative multicentre study in Japan

• DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605779
• Publication Date: 2010-07-13T20:07:50Z
• Authors: T Okusaka; K Nakachi; A Fukutomi; N Mizuno; S Ohkawa; A Funakoshi; M Nagino; S Kondo; S Nagaoka; J Funai; M Koshiji; Y Nambu; J Furuse; M Miyazaki; Y Nimura
• Keywords: Leukopenia; Regimen; Combination therapy; Combination chemotherapy

A British randomised study of gemcitabine plus cisplatin (GC) combination showed promising results in biliary tract cancer (BTC) patients. In our study, we evaluated the efficacy and safety this compared with alone (G) Japanese BTC