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Gupta A, Sahai P, Prasad M, Yadav HP, Srivastava G, Nakhro N, Kumar G, Sharma N. Treatment Response and Survival with Chemotherapy for Unresectable, Nonmetastatic Cholangiocarcinoma. Euroasian J Hepatogastroenterol 2024; 14 (1):5-8.
Background and objectives: Limited studies have dwelt upon the treatment of unresectable, nonmetastatic cholangiocarcinoma as a separate entity. Hence, the management protocols are not clearly defined for this subgroup of patients. We aimed to analyze patients treated for unresectable, nonmetastatic cholangiocarcinoma.
Materials and methods: We analyzed the treatment of patients with unresectable, nonmetastatic cholangiocarcinoma retrospectively.
Results: A total of 162 cases of cholangiocarcinoma were reported to our center from 2016 to 2019, out of which 54 were unresectable and nonmetastatic. Thirty patients opted for treatment and were the subjects of this study. Of 30 patients, 24 had hyperbilirubinemia, out of which 10 received chemotherapy after biliary drainage procedure. Out of 30 patients, a total of 16 patients had received chemotherapy, while 14 did not. Gemcitabine/Cisplatin was the first-line chemotherapy administered to 9 patients, whereas 5 received Gemcitabine/Capecitabine and 2 received single-agent gemcitabine. Partial response was documented in 6 patients, and 4 patients had stable disease. The median overall survival was 12.04 months in patients who had received chemotherapy and 6.02 months in those who did not receive chemotherapy (p = 0.005). The median progression-free survival was 6.53 months for patients who had received chemotherapy. The aHR for mortality with chemotherapy compared with no chemotherapy was 0.353 (95% CI: 0.154–0.807).
Conclusion: The study data demonstrate that gemcitabine combined with cisplatin- or capecitabine-based chemotherapy prolongs survival in patients with unresectable and nonmetastatic cholangiocarcinoma. In patients with cholangiocarcinoma associated with jaundice, biliary drainage procedure enables giving chemotherapy. Hyperbilirubinemia persisting despite drainage procedures portends poor prognosis and represents an unmet need.
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