Beyond first-line chemotherapy for advanced pancreatic cancer: An expanding array of therapeutic options?

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 2224-2236

  Walker, Evan J ^a   Ko, Andrew H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gemcitabine; Pancreatic cancer; Refractory; Second line chemotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; CAPECITABINE; CISPLATIN; DOCETAXEL; DOXORUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID; GEMCITABINE; GIMERACIL PLUS OTERACIL POTASSIUM PLUS TEGAFUR; IRINOTECAN; MITOMYCIN; OXALIPLATIN; PACLITAXEL; PEMETREXED; PLATINUM; RALTITREXED; RUBITECAN; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC ANTIMETABOLITE; DEOXYCYTIDINE; TUMOR MARKER;

ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PROGNOSIS; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; HUMAN; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PANCREAS CANCER; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TUMOR GROWTH; ADENOCARCINOMA; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULARLY TARGETED THERAPY; MORTALITY; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PATHOLOGY; SECONDARY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; DEOXYCYTIDINE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; HUMANS; MOLECULAR TARGETED THERAPY; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84895882631     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i9.2224     Document Type: Article

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