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Liposomal irinotecan boosts second-line therapy for advanced biliary tract cancer

Jim Kling   |   Clinical Summary   |   21 October 2021
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Takeaway

  • A combination of liposomal irinotecan and fluorouracil plus leucovorin outperformed fluorouracil plus leucovorin alone in advanced biliary tract cancer that had progressed after gemcitabine plus cisplatin.

Why this matters

  • The authors suggest that liposomal irinotecan combined with fluorouracil and leucovorin could be a standard-of-care second-line therapy.

Study design

  • Open-label,...

          

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