Pancreatic Neoplasms — Acelarin First Line Randomised Pancreatic Study
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A Phase III, Open Label, Multicentre Randomised Clinical Study Comparing Acelarin (NUC-1031) With Gemcitabine in Patients With Metastatic Pancreatic Carcinoma
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