Lessons learnt from 1300 consecutive gallbladder cancer surgeries : Evolving role of peri-operative chemotherapy in the treatment paradigm

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BACKGROUND: Level I evidence for multi-modality management of gallbladder cancers (GBC) is evolving.

METHODS: Prospectively maintained operative GBC database of 1307 patients (year 2010-2019) was analysed to study the impact of peri-operative chemotherapy (PCT) on survival outcomes.

RESULTS: 1040 patients had pathologically confirmed GBC. Stage distribution showed: Stage I(85,8.2%), II(247,23.8%), III(460,44.2%), IV(248, 23.8%). PCT was used as follows: in stage II, 164 patients received adjuvant chemotherapy(ACT); in stage III, ACT was given to 444 patients, either operated upfront(244 patients) or after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT)(216 patients); in stage IV, 32 patients (11 received NACT) underwent radical surgery followed by ACT and 216 patients had inoperable disease (77 received NACT) upon exploration. With a median follow-up of 30 months, the 3-year OS for stage I, II and III was 94.1%, 82.6% and 48.2% respectively. Corresponding DFS was 93.8%, 67.3% and 38.3%. Upon reassessment for surgery after NACT (n = 332), patients who underwent radical surgery (n = 235) had superior OS (p = 0.000) and DFS (p = 0.000) in comparison to those who had inoperable disease (n = 97). Amongst stage III and IV patients with operable disease (n = 492), those who were operated upfront (n = 238) had equivalent survival as those operated after NACT (n = 254). This was also confirmed by a 1:1 propensity matched analysis (118 patients each), matching for T and N stage.

CONCLUSION: The role of peri-operative chemotherapy in management of GBC is evolving. While the role of NACT for locally advanced GBC is unsettled and merits testing prospectively, it helps in selection of patients with favourable disease biology for radical surgery.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:49

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European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology - 49(2023), 10 vom: 01. Okt., Seite 107035

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Patkar, Shraddha [VerfasserIn]
Patel, Swapnil [VerfasserIn]
Gupta, Amit [VerfasserIn]
Ostwal, Vikas [VerfasserIn]
Ramaswamy, Anant [VerfasserIn]
Shetty, Nitin [VerfasserIn]
Goel, Mahesh [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Gallbladder cancer
High-quality surgery
Journal Article
Locally advanced
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy
Radical cholecystectomy

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Date Revised 30.09.2023

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1016/j.ejso.2023.107035

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NLM361027133