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'IHPBA-APHPBA clinical practice guidelines': international Delphi consensus recommendations for gallbladder cancer

  • IHPBA-APHPBA International Study Group of Gallbladder Cancer
  • Continental Hospitals
  • Yokohama City University
  • Homi Bhabha National Institute
  • London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  • Indian Institute of Public Health
  • Department of Digestive and Hepatobiliary/Pancreatic Surgery
  • University of the witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Department of HPB surgery and liver transplantation
  • Hospital Padre Hurtado/Clinica Alemana
  • Medical Oncology
  • National Center for Global Health and Medicine
  • Seoul National University College of Medicine
  • All India Institute of Medical Sciences
  • Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi-Ouzou
  • University of Calgary
  • PD Hinduja Hospital
  • Hospital Papa Francisco
  • Chief Department
  • Vascular Surgery
  • Oncology
  • Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Emory University
  • Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg
  • University of Southampton
  • Department of Gastroenterological Surgery II, Hokkaido University, Faculty of Medicine, Hokkaido, Japan
  • Chiba University
  • Chief Medical Officer
  • Max Institute Of Cancer Care
  • Nanavati Max hospital mumbai
  • Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen
  • Vivian Pellas Hospital
  • Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Japan
  • Chung-Ang University College of Medicine
  • Hospital Vila Franca de Xira
  • National Cancer Center Japan
  • Center for Clinical Medical Education and Research (CEMIC)
  • Flinders University
  • Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine
  • AP-HP - Hôpital Paul Brousse / Paris-Saclay University
  • Institute of Gastroenterology and Organ Transplantation
  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The Delphi consensus study was carried out under the auspices of the International and Asia-Pacific Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Associations (IHPBA-APHPBA) to develop practice guidelines for management of gallbladder cancer (GBC) globally.

METHOD: GBC experts from 17 countries, spanning 6 continents, participated in a hybrid four-round Delphi consensus development process. The methodology involved email, online consultations, and in-person discussions. Sixty eight clinical questions (CQs) covering various domains related to GBC, were administered to the experts. A consensus recommendation was accepted only when endorsed by more than 75% of the participating experts.

RESULTS: Out of the sixty experts invited initially to participate in the consensus process 45 (75%) responded to the invitation. The consensus was achieved in 92.6% (63/68) of the CQs. Consensus covers epidemiological aspects of GBC, early, incidental and advanced GBC management, definitions for radical GBC resections, the extent of liver resection, lymph node dissection, and definitions of borderline resectable and locally advanced GBC.

CONCLUSIONS: This is the first international Delphi consensus on GBC. These recommendations provide uniform terminology and practical clinical guidelines on the current management of GBC. Unresolved contentious issues like borderline resectable/locally advanced GBC need to be addressed by future clinical studies.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1311-1326
Number of pages16
JournalHPB: The official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association
Volume26
Issue number11
Early online date25 Jul 2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2024

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  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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