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"official_title": "A Randomized, Open-Label, Multicenter Phase III Study Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of a Combination of Intravenous DX-8951f (Exatecan Mesylate) Plus Gemcitabine to Gemcitabine Alone in Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Cancer of the Exocrine Pancreas Who Have Not Received Prior Chemotherapy",
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