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A randomized phase II of gemcitabine and sorafenib versus sorafenib alone in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer.
Investigational new drugs - 1 Jun 2012
El-Khoueiry A B, Ramanathan R K, Yang D Y, Zhang W, Shibata S, Wright J J, Gandara D, Lenz H J
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PURPOSE: Patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer have limited therapeutic options. The role of the Ras-Raf-MAPK pathway and of vascular endothelial growth factor in pancreatic carcinogenesis provided the rational to evaluate the efficacy of sorafenib with or without gemcitabine in a randomized phase II study. METHODS: Patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer were randomized to sorafenib alone (arm A) or...
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