Multimodality Treatment With Helical Tomotherapy Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy Capecitabine and Photodynamic Therapy is Feasible and Well Tolerated in Patients With Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma

摘要

Background and Purpose:Unresectable cholangiocarcinoma is an intractable disease marked by recurrent bouts of biliary obstruction and infection. Traditional treatment methods provide only symptomatic relief and no proven survival advantage. We assessed the tolerability of helical tomotherapy intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) with concurrent capecitabine and photodynamic therapy (PDT) in patients with unresectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma.