Gallbladder cancer

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Cancer that forms in tissues of the gallbladder. The gallbladder is a pear-shaped organ below the liver that collects and stores bile. Bile is a fluid made by the liver to digest fat. Gallbladder cancer begins in the innermost layer of tissue and spreads through the outer layers as it grows.

 

 

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Click here for ESMO guidelines of gallbladder cancer.

Gallbladder cancer

Gallbladder tumour

Gallbladder tumor

Cancer of the gallbladder

Tumour of the gallbladder

Tumor of the gallbladder

Gall bladder cancer

Gall bladder tumour

Gall bladder tumor

Cancer of the gall bladder

Tumour of the gall bladder

Tumor of the gall bladder

The following list of treatments is based on what we have found in scientific studies about cancer. More information about the listed therapies can be found under the tab THERAPIES. For registered drugs, radiotherapy and surgical interventions, approval by the authorities is given.

Surgical interventions

Procedures involving instrumental means to investigate or treat a cancer, or to improve the body’s functions or appearance. Generally, a surgical intervention involves an incision. More

Cholecystectomy
Lymph node dissection

Radiotherapy

Medical use of high-energy radiation to kill cancer cells and reduce tumor size. More

External radiotherapy

Registered drugs

Anti-cancer drugs with market authorization in the USA or in countries of the European Union. More

Denosumab
Pamidronate

Body-based & Manipulative therapies

Reflexology

A clinical trial is a research study conducted with patients to evaluate whether a new treatment is safe (safety) and whether it works (efficacy). Clinical trials are performed to test the efficacy of drugs but also non-drug treatments such as radiotherapy or surgery and combinations of different treatments. Clinical trials take place in all kinds of hospitals and clinics, but mostly in academic hospitals. They are organized by researchers and doctors.

RCT provides a tool to search for phase III clinical trials by type of cancer and by country. For Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Luxembourg, France and the UK, RCT provides contacts to get more information about the phase III clinical trials currently ongoing. Discuss the possibilities of participating in one of these clinical trials with your doctor.

The list of the phase III clinical trials for galbladder cancer is available here.