Open AccessChemoradiotherapy with twice-weekly administration of low-dose gemcitabine for locally advanced pancreatic cancer
Author(s) -
Hisato Igarashi,
Tetsuhide Ito,
Ken Kawabe,
Terumasa Hisano,
Yoshiyuki Arita,
Toyoma Kaku,
Ryoichi Takayanagi
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.14.5311
Subject(s) - gemcitabine , medicine , chemoradiotherapy , pancreatic cancer , chemotherapy , radiation therapy , gastroenterology , oncology , metastasis , cancer , survival rate , performance status , surgery
To evaluate the chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced pancreatic cancer utilizing low dose gemcitabine as a radiation sensitizer administered twice weekly.