The Landmark Series: Gallbladder Cancer

Ann Surg Oncol. 2020 Aug;27(8):2846-2858. doi: 10.1245/s10434-020-08654-9. Epub 2020 May 30.

Abstract

Given the rarity of gallbladder carcinoma, level I evidence to guide the multimodal treatment of this disease is lacking. Since 2010, four randomized phase III clinical trials including ABC-02, PRODIGE-12/ACCORD-18, BILCAP, and BCAT, and a single-arm phase II trial (SWOG0809) have been reported on the use of adjuvant strategies for biliary malignancies. These trials have led to the recommendation that patients with resected biliary tract cancer should be offered adjuvant capecitabine chemotherapy and those with R1 margins could be considered for chemoradiotherapy. Because there is no level I evidence to guide neoadjuvant therapy or surgical management, current consensus is based on strong retrospective data. The following review summarizes available trials and highlights the best available evidence that form the basis of consensus statements for the multimodal management of gallbladder carcinoma.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Biliary Tract Neoplasms* / drug therapy
  • Capecitabine
  • Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Gallbladder Neoplasms* / therapy
  • Humans
  • Neoadjuvant Therapy
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Retrospective Studies

Substances

  • Capecitabine