What is your preferred second line of treatment after progression on cisplatin/gemcitabine for advanced or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma?
A number of phase 2 trials support various combinations (e.g. gem/ox, cape/cis, cape/ox, 5-FU based) -- how do you decide either between these regimens or others?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
After progression on the front-line standard of gemcitabine and cisplatin (ABC-02, Valle et al. NEJM 2010), there is not an established second-line standard of care. There are several small prospective studies as well as some retrospective data that are indeed conflicting regarding the true efficacy...