Gemcitabine-based or capecitabine-based chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced pancreatic cancer (SCALOP): a multicentre, randomised, phase 2 trial.

BACKGROUND: In the UK, chemotherapy is the standard treatment for inoperable, locally advanced, non-metastatic pancreatic cancer. Chemoradiotherapy is also an acceptable treatment option, for which gemcitabine, fluorouracil, or capecitabine can be used as concurrent chemotherapy agents. We aimed to...

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Main Authors: Mukherjee, S, Hurt, C, Bridgewater, J, Falk, S, Cummins, S, Wasan, H, Crosby, T, Jephcott, C, Roy, R, Radhakrishna, G, McDonald, A, Ray, R, Joseph, G, Staffurth, J, Abrams, R, Griffiths, G, Maughan, T
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2013