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PICCA study: panitumumab in combination with cisplatin/gemcitabine chemotherapy in KRAS wild-type patients with biliary cancer-a randomised biomarker-driven clinical phase II AIO study.
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 1 Mar 2018
Vogel Arndt, Kasper Stefan, Bitzer Michael, Block Andreas, Sinn Marianne, Schulze-Bergkamen Henning, Moehler Markus, Pfarr Nicole, Endris Volker, Goeppert Benjamin, Merx Kirsten, Schnoy Elisabeth, Siveke Jens T, Michl Patrick, Waldschmidt Dirk, Kuhlmann Jan, Geissler Michael, Kahl Christoph, Evenkamp Ralph, Schmidt Torben, Kuhlmann Alexander, Weichert Wilko, Kubicka Stefan
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BACKGROUND: Combination chemotherapy has shown benefit in the treatment of biliary cancer and further improvements might be achieved by the addition of a biological agent. We report here the effect of chemotherapy with the monoclonal EGFR antibody panitumumab as therapy for KRAS wild-type biliary cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients with advanced biliary tract cancer were randomised (2:1) to receive cisplatin...
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