Intra-arterial chemotherapy improved survival of stage 2–3 gallbladder cancer after curative resection
OncoTargets and Therapy Jun 04, 2018
Chen C, et al. - Researchers sought to determine the prognostic impact of postresection intra-arterial chemotherapy (IAC) in patients with stage 2–3 gallbladder cancer (GBC) following curative resection. Two patient groups were formed: those who underwent 4 courses of intravenous chemotherapy (IVC) following 2 courses of IAC (ART group) post-resection, and those who received 6 courses of IVC (SYS group). Both the IAC and IVC regimens consisted of oxaliplatin (85 mg/m2) on day 1 and gemcitabine (800 mg/m2) on day 1 and day 8. Between the two groups, no different patient characteristics and chemotherapy complications were reported and no significant difference was found in 3-year disease-free survival. Overall, IAC afforded a safe and effective treatment option that could decrease postresection hepatic metastases and improve 3-year hepatic metastases-free survival and overall survival of stage 2–3 GBC.
Go to Original
Only Doctors with an M3 India account can read this article. Sign up for free or login with your existing account.
4 reasons why Doctors love M3 India
-
Exclusive Write-ups & Webinars by KOLs
-
Daily Quiz by specialty
-
Paid Market Research Surveys
-
Case discussions, News & Journals' summaries