Impact of Gemcitabine Chemotherapy and 3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy/5-Fluorouracil on Quality of life of patients Managed for Pancreatic Cancer

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Impact of Gemcitabine Chemotherapy and 3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy/5-Fluorouracil on Quality of life of patients Managed for Pancreatic Cancer

Purpose: To report quality of life (QOL) results for patients receiving chemoradiation therapyfor pancreatic cancer.Methods and Materials: Eligible patients (nZ41 locally advanced, nZ22 postsurgery) enteredthe B9E-AY-S168 study and received 1 cycle of induction gemcitabine (1000 mg/m2 weekly 3with 1...

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Main Authors:	Short, Michelle, Goldstein, D., Halkett, Georgia, Reece, W., Borg, M., Zissiadis, Y., Kneebone, A., Spry, Nigel
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Elsevier Inc. 2013
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33732

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