Randomized phase III study of gemcitabine plus S-1, S-1 alone, or gemcitabine alone in patients with locally advanced and metastatic pancreatic cancer in Japan and Taiwan: GEST study.

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Published in J Clin Oncol on April 01, 2013

Authors

Hideki Ueno1, Tatsuya Ioka, Masafumi Ikeda, Shinichi Ohkawa, Hiroaki Yanagimoto, Narikazu Boku, Akira Fukutomi, Kazuya Sugimori, Hideo Baba, Kenji Yamao, Tomotaka Shimamura, Masayuki Sho, Masayuki Kitano, Ann-Lii Cheng, Kazuhiro Mizumoto, Jen-Shi Chen, Junji Furuse, Akihiro Funakoshi, Takashi Hatori, Taketo Yamaguchi, Shinichi Egawa, Atsushi Sato, Yasuo Ohashi, Takuji Okusaka, Masao Tanaka

Author Affiliations

1: Taiho Pharmaceutical, Tokyo, Japan.

Associated clinical trials:

Phase III of Gemcitabine Vs TS-1 Vs Gemcitabine Plus TS-1 in Pancreatic Cancer (GEST) | NCT00498225

Combination of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy With S-1 for Treating Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer | NCT02704143

The First Line Treatment of Fruquintinib Combined With Albumin Paclitaxel and Gemcitabine in Pancreatic Cancer Patients | NCT05168527

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