5 florouracyl is an older drug but it has some resposne in pancreatic cancer, as does its analogue, Xeloda. Unfortunately its role in combination patients who progressed after gemcitabine is not defined. 5fu with or without leukovorin, or Xeloda alone are often used to salvage pancreatic cancer patients who progress on gemcitabine.
There is an active trial: Fluorouracil With or Without Cisplatin in Treating Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Cancer of the Pancreas. This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants, NCT00003029. It is a randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of fluorouracil with or without cisplatin in treating patients who have advanced or metastatic cancer of the pancreas.
NCCN recommends 5FU, 5FU/leukovorin or CapeOx and points out that addition of oxaliplatin improves overal survival.
Practice guideline - http://www.cancercare.on.ca/pdf/pebc2-7s.pdf
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