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Preoperative metabolic tumor volume of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma measured by 18F-FDG-PET is associated with the KRAS mutation status and prognosis.
Journal of translational medicine - 11 Apr 2018
Ikeno Yoshinobu, Seo Satoru, Iwaisako Keiko, Yoh Tomoaki, Nakamoto Yuji, Fuji Hiroaki, Taura Kojiro, Okajima Hideaki, Kaido Toshimi, Sakaguchi Shimon, Uemoto Shinji
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Surgical resection remains the mainstay of curative treatment for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC). Prognosis after surgery is unsatisfactory despite improvements in treatment and post-operative clinical management. Despite developments in the molecular profiling of ICC, the preoperative prediction of prognosis remains a challenge. This study aimed to identify clinical prognostic indicators by...
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