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What is the preferred palliative treatment regimen for elderly patients with advanced cholangiocarcinoma?

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Medical Oncology · University of Alabama at Birmingham
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There is very limited data to provide a data driven approach to the management of elderly patients with advanced cholangiocarcinoma. In my clinical experience, gem/cis combinational chemotherapy as given in the ABC-02 trial is well tolerated for most older adults with preserved performance status an...

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Medical Oncology · Mayo Clinic, Rochester
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I completely agree with the response by Dr. @Dr. First Last.

Gemcitabine/cisplatin and the recent addition of durvalumab based on TOPAZ-1 is typically well tolerated. Recent data from KEYNOTE-966 with gemcitabine/cisplatin and pembrolizumab suggested no new toxicity. In patients 75 and older and tho...

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