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  • Title: Efficacy of gemcitabine in the treatment of patients with gallbladder carcinoma: a case report.
    Author: Castro MP.
    Journal: Cancer; 1998 Feb 15; 82(4):639-41. PubMed ID: 9477094.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Advanced carcinoma of the gallbladder typically is unresponsive to chemotherapy, and patients with progressive metastatic disease have a short survival. METHODS: A patient with advanced metastatic carcinoma of the gallbladder causing peritoneal carcinomatosis and hepatic metastases is reported. This patient achieved a dramatic remission with gemcitabine after failing two other chemotherapeutic regimens. RESULTS: Response included reversal of complete small bowel obstruction with resumption of the ability to eat and the disappearance of liver metastases. CONCLUSIONS: Gemcitabine appears to be worthy of organized clinical trials in patients with this notoriously chemotherapy-resistant malignancy.
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