title: [Gemcitabine: a new chemotherapy agent for solid cancers].
abstract: Gemcitabine, a new nucleotide analogue, is a promising chemotherapeutic agent for pancreatic, lung, ovarian and breast carcinomas. Its low toxicity (mainly hematologic) makes it a good choice for palliative treatment in patients who would otherwise be unable to tolerate aggressive therapy. The combination of gemcitabine with other anticancer agents such as cisplatin and anthracyclines appears to be associated with high response rates. Finally, gemcitabine is a potent radiosensitizing agent and should definitely be tested in combination with radiotherapy mainly in locally advanced disease.
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Interne, Institut Jules Bordet, l'Université Libre de Bruxelles.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Klastersky
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Awada
mesh_terms: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003841:Deoxycytidine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D010166:Palliative Care; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D011838:Radiation-Sensitizing Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000093542:Gemcitabine
chemical_list: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D011838:Radiation-Sensitizing Agents; D003841:Deoxycytidine; D002945:Cisplatin; D000093542:Gemcitabine