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Pancreatic Cancers With TP53 Mutations More Sensitive to Adjuvant Chemo, Study Shows

Apr 01, 2020
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NEW YORK – Patients with TP53-mutated pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, or PDAC, may respond better to adjuvant treatment with the chemotherapy drug gemcitabine (Gemzar) than patients with TP53-wildtype tumors, according to a new study published in Clinical Cancer Research.

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