Chemotherapy drugs for advanced cancer
Find out about chemotherapy drugs for advanced bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma) and their side effects.
Gemcitabine and cisplatin (GC)
GC is the name of a chemotherapy combination that includes gemcitabine and cisplatin. It is a treatment for a number of different types of cancer.
Capecitabine (Xeloda)
Capecitabine is a chemotherapy drug and has the brand name Xeloda (pronounced zel-oh-dah).
Fluorouracil (5FU)
Fluorouracil is also known as FU or 5FU and is one of the most commonly used drugs to treat cancer.
Gemcitabine (Gemzar)
Gemcitabine is one of a group of chemotherapy drugs called anti metabolites.
Cisplatin
Cisplatin is a chemotherapy drug that is used to treat different types of cancer.
Oxaliplatin
Oxaliplatin is a chemotherapy drug based on platinum.