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Optimal Perioperative Therapy For Incidental Gallbladder Cancer (OPT-IN): A Randomized Phase II/III Trial.

Primary Objective:
- To determine the difference in overall survival (OS) for patients given neoadjuvant gemcitabine and cisplatin prior to re-resection followed by adjuvant gemcitabine and cisplatin compared to patients who receive only adjuvant gemcitabine and cisplatin after re-resection for incidental gallbladder cancer (IGBC).

Secondary Objectives:
- To compare the incidence of residual disease at the time of re-resection between patients with IGBC who receive perioperative chemotherapy prior to re-resection and those who receive only adjuvant chemotherapy after re-resection.

- To assess the clinical effect of preoperative chemotherapy compared to upfront re-resection on resectability among 3 cohorts: all enrolled patients, all patients who undergo staging laparoscopy, and all patients who undergo laparotomy.

- To determine the difference in progression-free survival (PFS) for patients with IGBC who receive perioperative chemotherapy prior to and after re-resection compared to patients who receive only adjuvant chemotherapy after re-resection.

Protocol Number: 072306
Phase: Phase II/III
Applicable Disease Sites: Other Digestive Organ
Drugs Involved: CISPLATIN
GEMCITABINE
Principal Investigator: Brett Ecker
Scope: Local
Therapies Involved: Chemotherapy multiple agents systemic
Surgery
Participating Institutions:
  • RWJBarnabas Health
    • Community Medical Center
    • Cooperman Barnabas, Livingston
    • Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City
    • Monmouth Medical Center
    • Trinitas Hospital and Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Rutgers University
Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria

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