AACR 2024 | Adjuvant chemotherapy in biliary tract cancer post-tumor resection

Olatunji Alese, MD, Emory Winship Cancer Institute, Atlanta, GA, briefly summarizes the outcome of a cohort study determining the effect of adjuvant chemotherapy (AC) in 8091 older adult patients that had underwent resection of biliary tract cancer (BTC). Multivariate analysis indicated that AC did not provide a survival advantage, despite initial findings suggesting otherwise. Dr Alese highlights that further investigation of AC in older patients with BTC is required to effectively identify those that are most likely to benefit from AC. BTS patient stratification may prevent instances of surgery-related toxicity and improve the survival outcomes of patients with BTC. This interview took place at the 2024 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) in San Diego, CA.

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