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Cetuximab, gemcitabine and capecitabine in patients with inoperable biliary tract cancer: a phase 2 study.
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 1 Dec 2013
Rubovszky G, Láng I, Ganofszky E, Horváth Z, Juhos E, Nagy T, Szabó E, Szentirmay Z, Budai B, Hitre E
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PURPOSE: Biliary tract cancer is rare and has dismal prognosis. Chemotherapy has its role in inoperable disease but the role of targeted agents like cetuximab remains to be defined. On the basis of high epidermal growth factor receptor expression of biliary tract cancers this study aims to investigate the efficacy of cetuximab, gemcitabine and capecitabine in an exploratory phase 2 trial. PATIENTS AND METHODS:...
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