Current status of chemotherapy in metastatic pancreatic cancer.
The role of chemotherapy, and especially the experience of the EORTC Gastrointestinal Group with this treatment, in advanced pancreatic cancer is discussed. Combination chemotherapy is not superior to single agents and to date chemotherapy in this disease must be considered as experimental. There is no standard treatment available and patients should only be treated in clinical trials.
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Department of Internal Medicine, Laurentius Hospital, Roermond, The Netherlands.
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D006801:Humans; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents