Extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: Current status of endoscopic approach and additional therapies

Table 3 Photodynamic therapy in patients with cholangiocarcinoma

Ref.	No. patients	Median survival, d/mo	Adjuvant therapy
Ortner et al[106]	PDT 20, Control 19	493 d, 98 d	PDT -, Control -
Zoepf et al[103]	PDT 16, Control 16	630 d, 210 d	PDT -, Control -
Dumoulin et al[100]	PDT 24, Control 23	9.9 mo, 5.6 mo	PDT -, Control -
Kahaleh et al[102]	PDT 19, Control 21	8.0 mo, 5.0 mo	PDT, CTX 11; RTX 9; CTX 11, RTX 10
Witzigman et al[99]	PDT 68, Control 56	12.0 mo, 6.4 mo	PDT, CTX 6; RTX 2; CTX 5, RTX 1

CTX: Chemotherapy; PDT: Photodynamic therapy; RTX: Radiation therapy.