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Early stage trial of chemo and radiotherapy combination


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An early stage trial of a combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatment for locally advanced inoperable pancreatic cancer in Australia has shown some promising results. The small scale trial involved treating people with a combination of gemcitabine and oxaliplatin chemotherapy followed by 5FU and three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy. It found that this combination seemed to have a positive outcome on local control of the disease. The study authors feel that this treatment combination should now be investigated as part of a larger phase III trial.


For more information see the British Journal of Cancer http://www.nature.com/bjc/journal/v106/n1/abs/bjc2011526a.html?WT.ec_id=BJC-201201

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