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Demographic data and progression-free survival of the patients with biliary cancers receiving palliative chemotherapy in India

Rajesh Bathini, Kesava Ramgopal, K. V. J. R. Naidu, Sreekanth, Subba Rao.

Abstract
Biliary tract cancers are among the sixth most commonly diagnosed alimentary tract cancers. The incidence of this disease is higher among Indians in comparison to other countries. Due to lack of any definitive treatment palliative chemotherapy usually adopted particularly for advanced unresectable gallbladder cancers. The purpose of this study is to gather the demographical data and the various treatment modalities in place in the clinical practice for patients presented with gallbladder complications. Progression-free survival following the palliative chemo-therapy was also assessed and presented as mean and 95% CI. Results from this study gathered clinically relevant and important data on the patients presented with gall bladder complications starting from the diagnosis of the disease, treatments implicated, response to the treatment and progression-free survival of the patients on palliative chemotherapy.

Key words: Gallbladder cancer, Palliative chemotherapy, Progression-free survival


 
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Bathini R, Ramgopal K, Naidu KVJR, Sreekanth , Rao S. Demographic data and progression-free survival of the patients with biliary cancers receiving palliative chemotherapy in India. J Med Allied Sci. 2019; 9(1): 10-15. doi:10.5455/jmas.302643142


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Bathini R, Ramgopal K, Naidu KVJR, Sreekanth , Rao S. Demographic data and progression-free survival of the patients with biliary cancers receiving palliative chemotherapy in India. https://jmas.in/?mno=302643142 [Access: December 04, 2023]. doi:10.5455/jmas.302643142


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Bathini R, Ramgopal K, Naidu KVJR, Sreekanth , Rao S. Demographic data and progression-free survival of the patients with biliary cancers receiving palliative chemotherapy in India. J Med Allied Sci. 2019; 9(1): 10-15. doi:10.5455/jmas.302643142



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Bathini R, Ramgopal K, Naidu KVJR, Sreekanth , Rao S. Demographic data and progression-free survival of the patients with biliary cancers receiving palliative chemotherapy in India. J Med Allied Sci. (2019), [cited December 04, 2023]; 9(1): 10-15. doi:10.5455/jmas.302643142



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Bathini, R., Ramgopal, . K., Naidu, . K. V. J. R., Sreekanth, . & Rao, . S. (2019) Demographic data and progression-free survival of the patients with biliary cancers receiving palliative chemotherapy in India. J Med Allied Sci, 9 (1), 10-15. doi:10.5455/jmas.302643142



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Bathini, Rajesh, Kesava Ramgopal, K. V. J. R. Naidu, Sreekanth, and Subba Rao. 2019. Demographic data and progression-free survival of the patients with biliary cancers receiving palliative chemotherapy in India. Journal of Medical and Allied Sciences, 9 (1), 10-15. doi:10.5455/jmas.302643142



Chicago Style

Bathini, Rajesh, Kesava Ramgopal, K. V. J. R. Naidu, Sreekanth, and Subba Rao. "Demographic data and progression-free survival of the patients with biliary cancers receiving palliative chemotherapy in India." Journal of Medical and Allied Sciences 9 (2019), 10-15. doi:10.5455/jmas.302643142



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Bathini, Rajesh, Kesava Ramgopal, K. V. J. R. Naidu, Sreekanth, and Subba Rao. "Demographic data and progression-free survival of the patients with biliary cancers receiving palliative chemotherapy in India." Journal of Medical and Allied Sciences 9.1 (2019), 10-15. Print. doi:10.5455/jmas.302643142



APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Bathini, R., Ramgopal, . K., Naidu, . K. V. J. R., Sreekanth, . & Rao, . S. (2019) Demographic data and progression-free survival of the patients with biliary cancers receiving palliative chemotherapy in India. Journal of Medical and Allied Sciences, 9 (1), 10-15. doi:10.5455/jmas.302643142