A retrospective multicenter cohort study compared two follow-up strategies for patients after curative resection of biliary tract cancer. The study found that structured follow-up resulted in more patients receiving palliative therapy after recurrence compared to pragmatic follow-up. Additionally, the median overall survival was significantly lower in the pragmatic group. However, patients who actually received chemotherapy had similar overall survival irrespective of the follow-up strategy. This study suggests that structured follow-up improves overall survival in patients with biliary tract cancer.
Journal Article by Nooijen LE, van der Snee L (…) Erdmann J et 5 al. in HPB (Oxford)
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