Advances in the treatment of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: An overview of the current and future therapeutic landscape for clinicians

D Moris, M Palta, C Kim, PJ Allen… - CA: a cancer journal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is the second most common primary liver tumor and
remains a fatal malignancy in the majority of patients. Approximately 20%–30% of patients …

Gallbladder cancer

JC Roa, P García, VK Kapoor, SK Maithel… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2022 - nature.com
Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is the most common cancer of the biliary tract, characterized by a
very poor prognosis when diagnosed at advanced stages owing to its aggressive behaviour …

Adjuvant S-1 compared with observation in resected biliary tract cancer (JCOG1202, ASCOT): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, controlled, phase 3 trial

K Nakachi, M Ikeda, M Konishi, S Nomura, H Katayama… - The Lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background S-1 has shown promising efficacy with a mild toxicity profile in patients with
advanced biliary tract cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether adjuvant S-1 …

Capecitabine compared with observation in resected biliary tract cancer (BILCAP): a randomised, controlled, multicentre, phase 3 study

JN Primrose, RP Fox, DH Palmer, HZ Malik… - The Lancet …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Despite improvements in multidisciplinary management, patients with biliary
tract cancer have a poor outcome. Only 20% of patients are eligible for surgical resection …

Modern therapeutic approaches for the treatment of malignant liver tumours

H Petrowsky, R Fritsch, M Guckenberger… - Nature reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Malignant liver tumours include a wide range of primary and secondary tumours. Although
surgery remains the mainstay of curative treatment, modern therapies integrate a variety of …

Biliary tract cancer

JW Valle, RK Kelley, B Nervi, DY Oh, AX Zhu - The Lancet, 2021 - thelancet.com
Biliary tract cancers, including intrahepatic, perihilar, and distal cholangiocarcinoma as well
as gallbladder cancer, are low-incidence malignancies in most high-income countries, but …

Randomized clinical trial of adjuvant gemcitabine chemotherapy versus observation in resected bile duct cancer

T Ebata, S Hirano, M Konishi, K Uesaka… - Journal of British …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Although some retrospective studies have suggested the value of adjuvant
therapy, no recommended standard exists in bile duct cancer. The aim of this study was to …

Long-term outcomes and exploratory analyses of the randomized phase III BILCAP study

J Bridgewater, P Fletcher, DH Palmer… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE The BILCAP study described a modest benefit for capecitabine as adjuvant
therapy for curatively resected biliary tract cancer (BTC), and capecitabine has become the …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical treatment of cholangiocarcinoma: an updated comprehensive review

A Elvevi, A Laffusa, M Scaravaglio, RE Rossi… - Annals of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a heterogeneous group of neoplasms of the bile ducts and
represents the second most common hepatic cancer after hepatocellular carcinoma; it is sub …

Liver cancer study group of Japan clinical practice guidelines for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

S Kubo, H Shinkawa, Y Asaoka, T Ioka, H Igaki, N Izumi… - Liver Cancer, 2022 - karger.com
This paper presents the first version of clinical practice guidelines for intrahepatic
cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) established by the Liver Cancer Study Group of Japan. These …