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The landscape of targeted therapies for cholangiocarcinoma: current status and emerging targets.
Oncotarget - 19 Jul 2016
Chong Dawn Q, Zhu Andrew X
Abstract excerpt
Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a relatively rare malignancy that arises from the epithelial cells of the intrahepatic, perihilar and distal biliary tree. Intrahepatic CCA (ICC) represents the second most common primary liver cancer, after hepatocellular cancer. Two-thirds of the patients with ICC present with locally advanced or metastatic disease. Despite standard treatment with gemcitabine and cisplatin, prognosis...
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