%0 Journal Article
%T Post-operative adjuvant treatment in carcinoma gall bladder: A brief review
%A Pramod Singh
%A Rakesh Kapoor
%A Ritesh Kumar
%A Amit Bahl
%A Narendra Kumar
%A Rajesh Gupta
%A Suresh Sharma
%J Clinical Cancer Investigation Journal
%@ 2278-0513
%D 2014
%V 3
%N 3
%R 10.4103/2278-0513.132108
%P 196-199
%X Gallbladder cancer (GBC) represents the most common malignancy among the biliary tree cancers representing 3% of such tumors. Complete surgical resection offers the best chance for cure. Adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy are less well-defined and need to be further evaluated to increase local and systemic control. Local recurrences as high as 75% have been reported after radical cholecystectomy in GBC. The patterns of failure and poor overall prognosis in GBC, justify administration of adjuvant treatments. Only an estimated 20% of patients receive radiotherapy or chemotherapy after resection and fewer than 10% of all presenting patients undergo surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Recent series have suggested that local-regional control and possibly ultimate outcome can be improved by the use of adjuvant therapy.
%U https://ccij-online.org/article/post-operative-adjuvant-treatment-in-carcinoma-gall-bladder:-a-brief-review-207