<![CDATA[discussion boards — The impact of neoadjuvant chemoradiation on liver transplantation]]> http://www.cholangiocarcinoma.org/punbb/viewtopic.php?id=7315 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:22:36 +0000 PunBB 1.4.2 <![CDATA[Re: The impact of neoadjuvant chemoradiation on liver transplantation]]> http://www.cholangiocarcinoma.org/punbb/viewtopic.php?pid=52842#p52842 Being a CC survivor due to a transplant I am not sure if that article was a positive thing??
I guess I will just have to keep proving it is!!
Lots of prayers-Cathy

]]> Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:22:36 +0000 http://www.cholangiocarcinoma.org/punbb/viewtopic.php?pid=52842#p52842 <![CDATA[The impact of neoadjuvant chemoradiation on liver transplantation]]> http://www.cholangiocarcinoma.org/punbb/viewtopic.php?pid=52840#p52840 An article by Mayo Clinic doctors.

The impact of neoadjuvant chemoradiation on the tumor burden prior to liver transplantation in unresectable cholangiocarcinoma
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22140024

Eyebrow-raising quote:

"In our series disease recurrence was significantly associated with ... shorter waiting time to LT after the chemoradiation protocol"

IOW, waiting longer between chemoradiation and LT might be better.

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