Gallbladder Cancer
Findings from Zhejiang University Advance Knowledge in Gallbladder Cancer
Published in Cancer Weekly, April 19th, 2011
2011 APR 19 -- In this recent study, researchers in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China conducted a study "To assess the efficacy and toxicity of conformal radiotherapy (CRT) and compare with intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) in the treatment of gallbladder cancer. Between November 2003 and January 2010, 20 patients with gallbladder cancer were treated with CRT with or without chemotherapy after surgical resection."
"Preliminary survival data were collected and examined using both Kaplan-Meier and actuarial analysis. Demographic and treatment parameters were collected. All patients were planned to receive 46-56 Gy 1.8 or 2.0 Gy per fraction. CRT...
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