Impact of Conversion Surgery on Patients Responding to Immunotherapy for Unresectable Biliary Tract Cancer

Conversion surgery significantly improves survival outcomes in patients with positive responses to PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor-based combined therapy for unresectable biliary tract cancer. Median progression-free survival and overall survival were significantly longer with conversion surgery compared to continued systemic therapy alone. The estimated 3-year survival rates post-surgery are promising, highlighting the potential benefits of this intervention in this patient population.

Journal Article by Wang S, Wang Y (…) Zhao H et 12 al. in Int J Surg

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