Table 1.
Study description | Period | No. of patients in the study | Patients with baseline CA19-9 value | Patients with CA19-9 at baseline and after one cycle of chemotherapy |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gemcitabine and cisplatin20 | May 1997 to March 1999 | 42 | 40 | 30 |
Gemcitabine, cisplatin and 5-FU21 | April 1999 to November 2001 | 47 | 43 | 27 |
Gemcitabine, celecoxib and cisplatin22 | January 2002 to May 2003 | 22 | 19 | 11 |
Total | 111 | 102 | 68 |