Table 1.
Reports of patients with gallbladder cancer in whom CR was achieved with chemotherapy
| Author (year) | Regimen | Patients in whom complete response was achieved, n | Cycles of chemotherapy after complete response was achieved, n | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castro [9] (1998) | Gemcitabine | 1 | n.a. | Case report |
| Malik et al. [10] (2003) | Gemcitabine + cisplatin | 1 | 0 | Prospective study of 10 patients |
| Doval et al. [11] (2004) | Gemcitabine + cisplatin | 1 | 6 | Phase II study of 30 patients |
| Furuse et al. [12] (2008) | S-1 | 1 | 18 | Phase II study |
| Sharma et al. [13] (2010) | Gemcitabine + oxaliplatin | 1 | 6 | Phase II study of 48 patients |
| Present case | Gemcitabine | 1 | 45 | Case report |