Biliary Tract Cancer: A Survey Regarding the Current Oncological Daily Care Practice in Germany
Author(s) -
Marianne Sinn,
Sven Bischoff,
Oliver Nehls,
Uwe Pelzer,
Fritz von Weizsäcker,
Stefan Kubicka,
Jens Stieler,
Karel Caca,
Hanno Riess
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
onkologie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1423-0240
pISSN - 0378-584X
DOI - 10.1159/000345115
Subject(s) - medicine , oxaliplatin , gemcitabine , regimen , hepatology , oncology , cancer , capecitabine , incidence (geometry) , family medicine , colorectal cancer , physics , optics
The low incidence and the variable presentation complicate clinical investigations on biliary tract cancer. The results of Valle et al. in 2009 provided, for the first time, an evidence-based palliative treatment for this rare tumor type. So far no data are available in Germany regarding the current daily care practice.
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