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 …

Immunotherapy as a Therapeutic Strategy for Gastrointestinal Cancer—Current Treatment Options and Future Perspectives

E Koustas, EM Trifylli, P Sarantis… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Gastrointestinal (GI) cancer constitutes a highly lethal entity among malignancies in the last
decades and is still a major challenge for cancer therapeutic options. Despite the current …

Current and emerging immunotherapeutic approaches for biliary tract cancers

ZG Yuan, TM Zeng, CJ Tao - Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Biliary tract cancers (BTCs) comprise a heterogeneous group of
aggressive malignancies with unfavorable prognoses. The benefit of chemotherapy seems …

Upfront surgery for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: Prediction of futility using artificial intelligence

A Altaf, Y Endo, A Guglielmi, L Aldrighetti, TW Bauer… - Surgery, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective We sought to identify patients at risk of “futile” surgery for intrahepatic
cholangiocarcinoma using an artificial intelligence (AI)–based model based on preoperative …

Unveiling the prognostic role of blood inflammatory indexes in a retrospective cohort of patients undergoing liver resection for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

F Milana, MA Polidoro, C Soldani… - … Journal of Surgery, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Background: Systemic inflammation is relevant in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA),
but controversial results exist on the prognostic role of inflammatory indexes and their …

Anti-PD-1 antibody in combination with radiotherapy as first-line therapy for unresectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

M Zhu, M Jin, X Zhao, S Shen, Y Chen, H Xiao, G Wei… - BMC medicine, 2024 - Springer
Background Unresectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) has a poor prognosis
despite treatment with standard combination chemotherapy. We aimed to evaluate the …

Small duct and large duct type intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma reveal distinct patterns of immune signatures

S Bernatz, F Schulze, J Bein, K Bankov… - Journal of Cancer …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Dedicated gene signatures in small (SD-iCCA) and large (LD-iCCA) duct type
intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma remain unknown. We performed immune profiling in SD …

Infiltrating T lymphocytes and tumor microenvironment within cholangiocarcinoma: immune heterogeneity, intercellular communication, immune checkpoints

Y Dai, C Dong, Z Wang, Y Zhou, Y Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2025 - frontiersin.org
Cholangiocarcinoma is the second most common primary liver cancer, and its global
incidence has increased in recent years. Radical surgical resection and systemic …

Organoids and spheroids: advanced in vitro models for liver cancer research

M Pastore, A Giachi, E Spínola-Lasso… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2025 - frontiersin.org
Liver cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, highlighting the need
for innovative approaches to understand its complex biology and develop effective …

A predictive radiotranscriptomics model based on DCE-MRI for tumor immune landscape and immunotherapy in cholangiocarcinoma

L Chen, G Yin, Z Wang, Z Liu, C Sui, K Chen… - BioScience …, 2024 - jstage.jst.go.jp
This study aims to determine the predictive role of dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic
resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) derived radiomic model in tumor immune profiling and …