Where does chemotherapy stands in the treatment of ampullary carcinoma? A review of literature

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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Oct 15, 2016; 8(10): 745-750
Published online Oct 15, 2016. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v8.i10.745

Table 2 Response rate, time to progression and survival in patients with advanced

Ref.	n	Patient characteristics	Protocols	OS	RR/TTP
Kim et al[32]	29	2003-2008	31% Cis + Gem 69% Cis + 5-FU	12.5 mo (no significant difference between the two groups)	NC
Shoji et al[33]	26	1997-2010	5-FU-based gemcitabine-based 5-FU based gemcitabine-based	OS = 9.1 mo 8 mo 12.3 mo	RR = 7.7%

Cis: Cisplatin; Gem: Gemcitabine; NC: Not calculated; OS: Overall survival; RR: Response rate; TTP: Time to progression.

Citation: Ghosn M, Kourie HR, El Rassy E, Haddad FG, Hanna C, El Karak F, Nasr D. Where does chemotherapy stands in the treatment of ampullary carcinoma? A review of literature. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2016; 8(10): 745-750
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.v8.i10.745