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Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is one of the fatalist malignancies. A large proportion of patients are diagnosed with unresectable stage pancreatic cancer at the time of presentation. Gemcitabine is a standard chemotherapeutic...
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Second-line chemotherapy in patients with advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) that progresses following gemcitabine-based treatment has not been established. This study aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of...
PURPOSE: Erlotinib-gemcitabine combined chemotherapy is considered as the standard treatment for unresectable pancreatic cancer. This study aimed to determine the clinical factors associated with response to this treatment.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:...