title: [Survival benefits of chemotherapy for unresectable biliary tract cancer--a multicenter retrospective analysis].
abstract: There is no agreement on the standard chemotherapeutic regimen for biliary tract cancer(BTC), although multi-drug regimens such as gemcitabine and/or S-1 have been tested in clinical trials. This study retrospectively reviewed data from patients with BTC who were seen at hospitals in the Kitakyushu and Fukuoka areas between 2005 and 2006, and examined the effect of systemic chemotherapy regimen on survival benefits in patients with unresectable BTC. Chemotherapy may benefit patients with BTC any age group, regardless of the primary site.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Gastroenterology, National Kyushu Cancer Center.
authors.forename: Akihiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Funakoshi
authors.forename: Hikoyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Horiuchi
authors.forename: Terufumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: Toshihiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyahara
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Muranaka
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mizumoto
authors.forename: Toshiharu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ueki
authors.forename: Akinobu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taketomi
authors.forename: Hiroya
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Toshihiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sumii
authors.forename: Tetsuhide
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ito
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001649:Bile Duct Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality; D001661:Biliary Tract Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies