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Research Article

A Phase I–II dose escalation study of fixed-dose rate gemcitabine, oxaliplatin and capecitabine every two weeks in advanced cholangiocarcinomas

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Pages 448-454 | Received 14 Apr 2010, Accepted 07 Jun 2010, Published online: 29 Jul 2010

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