Talk:Gemcitabine

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Wrong name change

If you are going to change the name, shouldn't you do it right, and rename it gemcitabine hydrochloride? Gene Nygaard 22:11, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)

No, the consensus at Wikipedia:WikiProject Drugs is that we use only the active compound, and not any chemical additives (compare imatinib mesylate). JFW | T@lk 23:23, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)

hai... hw many stages for preparation of this drug?? hyderabady_chemist —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.102.250.74 (talk) 21:39, 15 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Why no efficacy discussion?

This could benefit from a discussion of studies indicating the efficacy for various types of cancers and various stages. — Preceding unsigned comment added by R Stillwater (talk • contribs) 03:47, 23 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

ESPAC-4 results in pancreatic cancer

Trial Sets New Standard for Pancreatic Cancer - Adjuvant combination almost doubled 5-year survival discusses ESPAC-4: A multicenter, international, open-label randomized controlled phase III trial of adjuvant combination chemotherapy of gemcitabine (GEM) and capecitabine (CAP) versus monotherapy gemcitabine in patients with resected pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Trial terminated early due to significant improvement in median survival. Will try to edit in when find the right place. - Rod57 (talk) 20:27, 15 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]