Clinical benefit of radiation therapy and metallic stenting for unresectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma

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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2012; 18(19): 2364-2370
Published online May 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i19.2364

Table 3 Results of metallic stenting

	Patient group
	Radiotherapy	BSC	Pvalue
Cases	23	11
Mean stent patency (d)¹	604 ± 78.3	235 ± 53.3	0.0038
Median stent patency (d)¹	557	358
Stent obstruction (%)	12 (56.5)	4 (36.4)	0.4646
Mean patent period	329.2 ± 234.8	136.8 ± 147.1	0.1472
Cause
Tumor ingrowth	9	1	0.1133
Tumor overgrowth	1	1	0.5490
Sludge	2	2	0.5799

¹Mean and median stent patency were calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method and compared using the log rank test. Stent patency was significantly longer in the radiotherapy than in the BSC group. Mean patent period was longer in the radiotherapy than in the BSC group, but the difference was not significant. BSC: Best supportive care.

Citation: Isayama H, Tsujino T, Nakai Y, Sasaki T, Nakagawa K, Yamashita H, Aoki T, Koike K. Clinical benefit of radiation therapy and metallic stenting for unresectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18(19): 2364-2370
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v18/i19/2364.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v18.i19.2364