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Abstract
The occurrence of gallbladder cancer rare in United States and other western countries is
increases. In fact, more than half of those patients die. Many patients do not receive palliative
chemotherapy or adequate therapy. The question of whether a combined chemotherapy is
better than a single drug-like gemcitabine. The objective of this prospective study was to
compare the haematological toxicity between cisplatin-5-fluorouracil and gemcitabine-cisplatin
used in treatment of gallbladder cancer at Mahavir Cancer Institute and Research Centre
Phulwari Sharif Patna, Bihar. Toxicities were graded as per the National Cancer Institute
Common Toxicity Criteria (NCI-CTC), grade I, II, III and IV. Anaemia of grade III-IV was observed
11% and 7% respectively of cycles of chemotherapy in cisplatin-5-fluorouracil, while in cisplatin-
gemcitabine observe 13% and 4% respectively. Grade III-IV thrombocytopenia was more
frequently in the cisplatin-5-fluorouracil chemotherapy cycle (2% & 1.3% respectively)
compared with the cisplatin-gemcitabine (2.6% and 0% respectively). Grade III-IV neutropenia
also occurred more frequently in cisplatin-5-fluorouracil (5.3% and 5.3% respectively) than in
the cisplatin-gemcitabine respectively. However, the lack of statistical significance results in the
present study may be due to inadequate sample size (8 in each Arm). As far as safety is
concerned, cisplatin-5-fluorouracil seems to be safer than cisplatin-gemcitabine.
Keywords: Ketorolac Tromethamine, Solid Dispersion, Surfactants and Carriers.
*Corresponding Author: Md. Daud Ali, M Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice National
Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research, Hajipur India. Email-dali.niper@gmail.com
1. Introduction
Even though gallbladder cancer is a rare
disease, it is estimated that close to 7,000 new
cases occur annually in the United States [1].
Gallbladder cancer is an aggressive tumor with a
poor prognosis. It is uncommon in the western
world, with approximately 5,000 cases of
gallbladder carcinoma annually in the USA [1,2].
Worldwide, the highest prevalence of
gallbladder cancer is seen in Israel, Mexico, Chile,
Japan, and among Native American women,
particularly those living in New Mexico [2,3,6,9].
In Indian scenario a study conducted by the
International Hepato-Pancreato Biliary
Research Article
Comparison of Hematological Toxicity Between Cisplatin-5-Fluorouracil and
Gemcitabine-cisplatin used in Treatment of Gallbladder Cancer
Mohd Daud Ali*, Hemant Sharma, Mohd Asif, Farhat Yasmin, Md. Sarfaraz Alam
Mahavir Cancer Institute and Research Centre Phulwari Sharif Patna, Bihar, India
IPP