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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Mar 15, 2012; 4(3): 60-67
Published online Mar 15, 2012. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v4.i3.60
Table 3 Studies on adjuvant chemo-radiotherapy
nStudy designTreatment groupControl groupTreatment benefitAuthor
Pancreatic + periampullary207RCT (EORTC)CCRTObservationNoKlinkenbijl et al[36] 1999
Ampullary104RetrospectiveCCRTObservationNoSikora et al[37] 2005
Ampullary125RetrospectiveCCRTObservationYes (node+)Bhatia et al[38] 2006
Pancreatic + periampullary218RCTCCRTObservationNoSmeenk et al[39] 2007
Ampullary96RetrospectiveCCRTObservationNoKrishnan et al[40] 2008
Pancreatic + periampullary120RCTCAI + RTObservationYesMorak et al[41] 2008
Ampullary118RetrospectiveCCRTObservationYesKim et al[42] 2009
Ampullary111RetrospectiveCCRTObservationNoZhou et al[43] 2009
Extra hepatic biliary cancer120RetrospectiveCCRT + CTCCRTYesLim et al[44] 2009
Ampullary186RetrospectiveCCRTObservationYesNarang et al[45] 2011