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Nakamura I, Hatano E, Baba H, Kamei K, Wada H, Shimizu J, Kanai M, Yoshimura K, Nagano H, Ioka T. Impact of conversion surgery after chemotherapy in patients with initially unresectable and recurrent biliary tract cancer. Ann Gastroenterol Surg 2023; 7:1009-1020. [PMID: 37927929 PMCID: PMC10623972 DOI: 10.1002/ags3.12713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Purpose Gemcitabine, cisplatin, and S-1 chemotherapy was superior to gemcitabine and cisplatin chemotherapy for progression-free survival and overall survival for unresectable and recurrent biliary tract cancer in a randomized phase III trial (KHBO1401). This study aimed to evaluate the outcome of conversion surgery after chemotherapy in biliary tract cancer patients (ancillary study, KHBO1401-3C). Methods A total of 246 patients were enrolled in KHBO1401. We compared progression-free and overall survivals between the conversion surgery and non-conversion surgery groups. Results Eight patients (3.3%) underwent conversion surgery with chemotherapy, seven of whom were diagnosed with unresectable disease and one with recurrence. Six and two patients received gemcitabine, cisplatin, and S-1 chemotherapy as well as gemcitabine and cisplatin chemotherapy, respectively. Three patients in the conversion surgery group who received gemcitabine, cisplatin, and S-1 chemotherapy showed no disease progression and survived without postoperative chemotherapy. Preoperative carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) level was a prognostic factor for conversion surgery. After correcting for immortal time bias, 1-year progression-free survival rates in the conversion surgery and non-conversion surgery groups were 50.0% and 19.0%, respectively (hazard ratio 0.343, 95% confidence interval 0.286-0.843, p = 0.0092). One-year overall survival rates in the conversion surgery and non-conversion surgery groups were 87.5% and 56.0%, respectively (hazard ratio 0.222, 95% confidence interval 0.226-0.877, p = 0.0197). Conclusions Conversion surgery might be an option for the treatment of unresectable and recurrent biliary tract cancer in patients with normal preoperative CA19-9 level.
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- Ikuo Nakamura
- Department of Gastroenterological SurgeryHyogo Medical UniversityHyogoJapan
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- Department of Surgery, Graduate School of MedicineKyoto UniversityKyotoJapan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical ScienceKumamoto UniversityKumamotoJapan
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- Department of SurgeryKindai University Faculty of MedicineOsakasayamaJapan
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- Department of Gastroenterological SurgeryOsaka International Cancer InstituteOsakaJapan
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- Department of SurgeryToyonaka Municipal HospitalToyonakaJapan
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- Department of Clinical Oncology and Pharmacogenomics, Graduate School of MedicineKyoto UniversityKyotoJapan
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- Center for Integrated Medical ResearchHiroshima UniversityHiroshimaJapan
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- Department of Gastroenterological, Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Graduate School of MedicineYamaguchi UniversityYamaguchiJapan
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- Oncology CenterYamaguchi University HospitalUbeJapan
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Miyagi S, Fujio A, Nakagawa K, Tokodai K, Kashiwadate T, Miyazawa K, Sasaki K, Matsumura M, Nishimaki H, Hibi T, Kamei T, Unno M. A New Strategy of Liver Transplantation for Locally Advanced Unresectable Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma Using Living Grafts With Simultaneous Resection of Recipients' Hepatic Artery and Portal Vein Without Neoadjuvant Radiation: A Case Report. Transplant Proc 2022; 54:1643-1647. [PMID: 35810018 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2022.03.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Revised: 03/13/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (pCCA) is often unresectable, because it includes crucial blood vessels in portal area. The prognosis of locally advanced unresectable cholangiocarcinomas is extremely poor. Recently, there have been several reports of the prognosis improving drastically with transplantation and combined chemoradiation therapy. However, liver transplantation for pCCA has 2 big problems. The first is that pCCA is located at a lethal position and its progress is sometimes rapid; therefore, the optimal timing of transplantation is sometimes lost. The second is vascular complications associated with neoadjuvant radiation, especially in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). To overcome these problems, we performed conversion surgery using LDLT with simultaneous resection of the hepatic artery and portal vein, instead of neoadjuvant radiation. Herein, we report our experience of interposition reconstruction. METHODS A 31-year-old man with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) was diagnosed with locally advanced unresectable pCCA. The patient underwent radical chemotherapy (gemcitabine/cisplatin/S-1) and avoided radiation because of PSC. After 6 months, positron emission tomography-computed tomography revealed no lymph node metastasis. There was no time to wait. We immediately performed LDLT with simultaneous resection of hepatic artery and portal vein, and microsurgical reconstruction using auto-vessel grafts. RESULTS The recipient recovered and was discharged 31 days posttransplant. His liver function improved, and he has had no recurrence after LDLT. CONCLUSION LDLT with neoadjuvant radiation is associated with high risk of vascular complications. In some cases, conversion surgery after radical chemotherapy using good timing LDLT without radiation may increase chances of transplantation for locally advanced pCCA.
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- Shigehito Miyagi
- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Seiryo, Sendai, Japan.
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Seiryo, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Seiryo, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Seiryo, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Seiryo, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Seiryo, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Seiryo, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Seiryo, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Seiryo, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Transplantation, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Honjo, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Seiryo, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Seiryo, Sendai, Japan
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Kamada Y, Hori T, Yamamoto H, Harada H, Yamamoto M, Yamada M, Yazawa T, Tani M, Sato A, Tani R, Aoyama R, Sasaki Y, Zaima M. Surgical treatment of gallbladder cancer: An eight-year experience in a single center. World J Hepatol 2020; 12:641-660. [PMID: 33033570 PMCID: PMC7522563 DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v12.i9.641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Revised: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 07/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is the most common biliary malignancy and has the worst prognosis, but aggressive surgeries [e.g., resection of the extrahepatic bile duct (EHBD), major hepatectomy and lymph node (LN) dissection] may improve long-term survival. GBC may be suspected preoperatively, identified intraoperatively, or discovered incidentally on histopathology.
AIM To present our data together with a discussion of the therapeutic strategies for GBC.
METHODS We retrospectively investigated nineteen GBC patients who underwent surgical treatment.
RESULTS Nearly all symptomatic patients had poor outcomes, while suspicious or incidental GBCs at early stages showed excellent outcomes without the need for two-stage surgery. Lymph nodes around the cystic duct were reliable sentinel nodes in suspicious/incidental GBCs. Intentional LN dissection and EHBD resection prevented metastases or recurrence in early-stage GBCs but not in advanced GBCs with metastatic LNs or invasion of the nerve plexus. All patients with positive surgical margins (e.g., the biliary cut surface) showed poor outcomes. Hepatectomies were performed in sixteen patients, nearly all of which were minor hepatectomies. Metastases were observed in the left-sided liver but not in the caudate lobe. We may need to reconsider the indications for major hepatectomy, minimizing its use except when it is required to accomplish negative bile duct margins. Only a few patients received neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemoradiation. There were significant differences in overall and disease-free survival between patients with stages ≤ IIB and ≥ IIIA disease. The median overall survival and disease-free survival were 1.66 and 0.79 years, respectively.
CONCLUSION Outcomes for GBC patients remain unacceptable, and improved therapeutic strategies, including neoadjuvant chemotherapy, optimal surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy, should be considered for patients with advanced GBCs.
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- Yasuyuki Kamada
- Department of Surgery, Shiga General Hospital, Moriyama 524-8524, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Shiga General Hospital, Moriyama 524-8524, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Shiga General Hospital, Moriyama 524-8524, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Shiga General Hospital, Moriyama 524-8524, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Shiga General Hospital, Moriyama 524-8524, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Shiga General Hospital, Moriyama 524-8524, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Shiga General Hospital, Moriyama 524-8524, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Shiga General Hospital, Moriyama 524-8524, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Shiga General Hospital, Moriyama 524-8524, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Shiga General Hospital, Moriyama 524-8524, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Shiga General Hospital, Moriyama 524-8524, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Shiga General Hospital, Moriyama 524-8524, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Shiga General Hospital, Moriyama 524-8524, Shiga, Japan
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