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Sequencing of intraductal biopsies is feasible and potentially impacts clinical management of patients with indeterminate biliary stricture and cholangiocarcinoma.
Clinical and translational gastroenterology - 30 Apr 2018
Bankov Katrin, Döring Claudia, Schneider Markus, Hartmann Sylvia, Winkelmann Ria, Albert Joerg G, Bechstein Wolf Otto, Zeuzem Stefan, Hansmann Martin Leo, Peveling-Oberhag Jan, Walter Dirk
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BACKGROUND: Definite diagnosis and therapeutic management of cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) remains a challenge. The aim of the current study was to investigate feasibility and potential impact on clinical management of targeted sequencing of intraductal biopsies. METHODS: Intraductal biopsies with suspicious findings from 16 patients with CCA in later clinical course were analyzed with targeted sequencing including...
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