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With Pancreatic Cancer using Gemzar as the chemo. What chemo drug is used with radiation?

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Char W asked:

I Gemzar won’t used, drug choice wh chemo radiation pancreatic cancer

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This entry was posted on Friday, January 29th, 2010 at 5:18 pm and is filed under pancreatic cancer symptom. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

One Response to “With Pancreatic Cancer using Gemzar as the chemo. What chemo drug is used with radiation?”

  1. zrepmd says:
    January 31, 2010 at 3:43 pm

    5FU (fluorouracil), either IV or oral (as Xeloda or capecitabine) can be used concurrently with radiation. Gemcitabine (Gemzar) has been used as well in various doses, though toxicities can be considerably more difficult to predict, as that drug is a more potent radiosensitizing agent. It is generally done on a clinical trial.

    Good luck, best wishes, God bless

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