Role of gemcitabine in the treatment of ovarian cancer.
The US FDA has recently approved the combination of carboplatin and gemcitabine as a second-line therapy for recurrent platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer. This article briefly reviews the pharmacokinetics and mechanism of action of gemcitabine and its synergistic effect with platinum. An overview of the literature on the role of gemcitabine in the treatment of epithelial ovarian cancer is also presented.
Abushahin
Fadi
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Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Section of Gynecologic Oncology, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. abushaf@ccf.org.
Rose
Peter G
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