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Table 2 Retrospective cohort: second-line chemotherapy used

From: Second-line chemotherapy in advanced biliary cancer progressed to first-line platinum-gemcitabine combination: a multicenter survey and pooled analysis with published data

Chemotherapy regimen

n. (%)

Monotherapy with 5-fluorouracil or capecitabine

49 (28)

Gemcitabine plus 5-fluorouracil or capecitabine

38 (22)

Capecitabine plus mytomicin-C

21 (12)

FOLFIRI or XELIRI

17 (10)

Retreatment with gemcitabine plus cisplatin or oxaliplatin

13 (7)

FOLFOX or XELOX

10 (6)

Epirubicin plus cisplatin plus 5-fluorouracil

9 (5)

Gemcitabine plus irinotecan

6 (3)

Monotherapy with gemcitabine

4 (2)

Other regimens

7 (4)

  1. Abbreviations: n number, FOLFIRI 5-fluorouracil plus irinotecan, XELIRI capecitabine plus irinotecan, FOLFOX 5-fluorouracil plus of oxaliplatin, XELOX capecitabine plus oxaliplatin