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Table 5 Treatment outcomes of fluoropyrimidines vs. gemcitabine

From: Gemcitabine-based versusfluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy with or without platinum in unresectable biliary tract cancer: a retrospective study

 

F based

G based

P value

Number of patients

144

99

< 0.0001

   With P

83

94

 

   Without P

61

5

 

RR (%)

19.5

16.7

0.591

DCR (%)

58.9

52.8

0.372

PFS (months)

4.3 (95% CI, 3.3–5.3)

4.0 (95% CI, 2.9–5.1)

0.816

OS (months)

9.1 (95% CI, 7.1–11.1)

7.8 (95% CI, 6.5–9.2)

0.848

  1. F, fluoropyrimidines; G, gemcitabine; P, platinum; RR, response rate; DCR, disease control rate; PFS, progression free survival; CI, confidence interval; OS, overall survival