Advances in chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer.
Pancreatic cancer remains challenging to treat. Over the past decade, there have been some major improvements in systemic therapy. Gemcitabine remains the key drug for both early and advanced cancer but combination chemotherapy is emerging as a new paradigm for patients with good performance status. This review focuses on current chemotherapy status for patients with pancreatic cancer.
Department of Medical Oncology, Mazumdar Shaw Cancer Centre, Narayana Health, Bangalore, India.
Bhawna
B
Sirohi
Department of Medical Oncology, CMC, Vellore, India.
Ashish
A
Singh
Dubai Hospital, Dubai, UAE.
Shaheenah
S
Dawood
Department of GI and HPB Surgery, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, India.
Shailesh V
SV
Shrikhande
FOLFIRINOX; Gemcitabine; Nab-Paclitaxel; Pancreatic cancer