The clinical results presented for IORT treatment are taken from data published in medical journals or presented at medical and scientific meetings. IORT is always given as part of a comprehensive treatment approach that may also involve additional pre-operative or post-operative radiation therapy or chemotherapy. The appropriate additional therapy that might be required depends on the stage and extent of the disease and is a medical decision that should be made in consultation with a physician. Go here for a printable version of this page.
The primary treatment for cancer of the gallbladder and bile ducts is surgery. Because of the location of these tumors, however, complete surgical removal is often not possible and tumor recurrence is common. The addition of radiation therapy to the treatment may have positive benefits for the management of this disease. Recent clinical studies have shown that the combination of IORT with surgery, external irradiation and chemotherapy can play an important role in improving local control and long-term survival. [1-4].
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