Radiation Therapy in Unresectable Gall Bladder Cancer

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare two treatment regimes, namely, systemic therapy (chemotherapy and/or immunotherapy) alone vs. systemic therapy and radiation therapy in patients with inoperable but localized gallbladder cancer. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Whether adding radiation therapy to systemic therapy improves overall survival? * What are the effects on other endpoints like cancer-free intervals, side effects, and quality of life? Participants will be randomly assigned to one of the two treatment regimes mentioned earlier by a computer-based program. Researchers will compare survival and quality of life outcomes between the two groups.

Timeline

Start

2024-03-07

Primary completion

2029-07-21

Completion

2029-07-21

Publications

• Background Verma V, Surkar SM, Brooks ED, Simone CB 2nd, Lin C. Chemoradiotherapy Versus Chemotherapy Alone for Unresected Nonmetastatic Gallbladder Cancer: National Practice Patterns and Outcomes. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2018 Jan;16(1):59-65. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2017.7067.
• Background Sinha S, Engineer R, Ostwal V, Ramaswamy A, Chopra S, Shetty N. Radiotherapy for locally advanced unresectable gallbladder cancer - A way forward: Comparative study of chemotherapy versus chemoradiotherapy. J Cancer Res Ther. 2022 Jan-Mar;18(1):147-151. doi: 10.4103/jcrt.JCRT_1568_20.

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