RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF EPIRUBICIN ALONE VERSUS 5-FLUOROURACIL, EPIRUBICIN AND MITOMYCIN-C IN LOCALLY ADVANCED AND METASTATIC CARCINOMA OF THE PANCREAS

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作者
TOPHAM, C
GLEES, J
RAWSON, NSB
WOODS, EM
COOMBES, RC
机构
[1] CHARING CROSS HOSP,DEPT MED ONCOL,FULHAM PALACE RD,LONDON W6 8RF,ENGLAND
[2] ST LUKES HOSP,DEPT RADIOTHERAPY,GUILDFORD,ENGLAND
[3] UNIV SASKATCHEWAN,SASKATOON S7N 0W0,SASKATCHEWAN,CANADA
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10.1038/bjc.1991.265
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R73 [肿瘤学];
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100214 ;
摘要
Sixty-nine unselected patients with locally advanced and metastatic carcinoma of the pancreas, who had not received previous chemotherapy or radiotherapy were randomised to receive either 5-fluorouracil, epirubicin and mitomycin C (FEM) or epirubicin. Survival was not significantly different in the two arms. Toxic reactions (WHO grade > 3) in the FEM and epirubicin arm respectively included nausea (2) (4), severe alopecia (1) (3) and leucopenia (1), (5), none of these were statistically significant. We therefore suggest that combination chemotherapy should not be used in preference to single agent chemotherapy as standard treatment for locally advanced or metastatic cancer of the pancreas.
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