Predictive modeling of in vivo response to gemcitabine in pancreatic cancer.

Autor: James J Lee, Justin Huang, Christopher G England, Lacey R McNally, Hermann B Frieboes
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: PLoS Computational Biology, Vol 9, Iss 9, p e1003231 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1553-734X
1553-7358
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003231
Popis: A clear contradiction exists between cytotoxic in-vitro studies demonstrating effectiveness of Gemcitabine to curtail pancreatic cancer and in-vivo studies failing to show Gemcitabine as an effective treatment. The outcome of chemotherapy in metastatic stages, where surgery is no longer viable, shows a 5-year survival
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