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Next-generation sequencing survey of biliary tract cancer reveals the association between tumor somatic variants and chemotherapy resistance.
Cancer - 1 Dec 2016
Ahn Daniel H, Javle Milind, Ahn Chul W, Jain Apurva, Mikhail Sameh, Noonan Anne M, Ciombor Kristen, Wu Christina, Shroff Rachna T, Chen James L, Bekaii-Saab Tanios
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BACKGROUND: Biliary tract cancers (BTCs) are uncommon and are associated with a dismal prognosis. Combinations of gemcitabine and platinum chemotherapy (gemcitabine and platinum-based therapy [GP]) form the standard approach for treating advanced BTC. To characterize the spectrum of mutations and to identify potential biomarkers for a GP response in BTC, this study evaluated the genomic landscape and assessed...
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