Radiation therapy for recurrent extrahepatic bile duct cancer

Purpose More than half of patients with bile duct cancer (BDC) develop recurrence even after curative resection. Recurrent BDC has a poor prognosis, and no optimal treatment modality has been established. We therefore analyzed our experience on the survival outcomes of radiation therapy (RT) for recurrent extrahepatic bile duct cancer (EHBDC). Patients and methods We retrospectively analyzed the records of patients with recurrent EHBDC who...