Gemcitabine is a nucleoside analog and a chemotherapeutic agent. It was originally investigated for its antiviral effects, but it is now used as an anticancer therapy for various cancers. Gemcitabine is a cytidine analog with two fluorine atoms replacing the hydroxyl on the ribose. As a prodrug, gemcitabine is transformed into its active metabolites that wor...
Gemcitabine is a chemotherapeutic agent used as monotherapy or in combination with other anticancer agents.
In combination with carboplatin, it is indicated for the treatment of advanced ovarian cancer that has relapsed at least 6 months after completion of platinum-based therapy.
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Chan Soon-Shiong Institute for Medicine, El Segundo, California, United States
Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China
Mayo Clinic in Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, United States
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Highlands Oncology Group - Springdale /ID# 270290, Springdale, Arkansas, United States
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, Portland, Oregon, United States
Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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