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Patient after whipple with histo report .all lymph nodes neg. but angiolymphatic invasion present and ptnm stage-pt2n0. is chemo.neded.wt abt lfespn?
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Yes: Based in the clinical trial published in jama the journal of the american medical association in 2007. Gemcitabine given for 6 months prolongs the time to recurrence. Here is a link to the abstract to the article. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/17227978/ hope this helps.
Answered 10/6/2012
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