Adjuvant external-beam radiotherapy with concurrent chemotherapy after resection of primary gallbladder carcinoma: a 23-year experience.
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Journal Article
PURPOSE: Primary adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder is a rare malignancy. To better define the role of adjuvant radiation therapy and chemotherapy, a retrospective analysis of the outcome of patients undergoing surgery and adjuvant therapy was undertaken. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Twenty-two patients with primary and nonmetastatic gallbladder cancer were treated with radiation therapy after surgical resection. Median radiation dose was 45 Gy. Eighteen patients received concurrent 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) chemotherapy. Median follow-up was 1.7 years in all patients and 3.9 years in survivors. RESULTS: The 5-year actuarial overall survival, disease-free survival, metastases-free survival, and local-regional control of all 22 patients were 37%, 33%, 36%, and 59%, respectively. Median survival for all patients was 1.9 years. CONCLUSION: Our series suggests that an approach of radical resection followed by external-beam radiation therapy with radiosensitizing 5-FU in patients with locally advanced, nonmetastatic carcinoma of the gallbladder may improve survival. This regimen should be considered in patients with resectable gallbladder carcinoma.
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Duke Authors
- Czito, Brian Gary
- Hurwitz, Herbert Ira
- Morse, Michael Aaron
- Pappas, Theodore N.
- Willett, Christopher G.
Cited Authors
- Czito, BG; Hurwitz, HI; Clough, RW; Tyler, DS; Morse, MA; Clary, BM; Pappas, TN; Fernando, NH; Willett, CG
Published Date
- July 15, 2005
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 62 / 4
Start / End Page
- 1030 - 1034
PubMed ID
- 15990005
Pubmed Central ID
- 15990005
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0360-3016
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.12.059
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States