Transplant oncology: An emerging discipline of cancer treatment

M Abdelrahim, A Esmail, A Abudayyeh, N Murakami… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Transplant oncology is an evolving treatment ideal for patients suffering
from various cancers with poor prognoses. The concept essentially is the complete removal …

Newest therapies for cholangiocarcinoma: an updated overview of approved treatments with transplant oncology vision

Y Zhang, A Esmail, V Mazzaferro, M Abdelrahim - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cholangiocarcinoma is a relatively rare but deadly disease with
traditionally limited treatment options. The disease can be categorized by anatomic location …

Immunotherapy as a neoadjuvant therapy for a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma in the pretransplant setting: a case report

M Abdelrahim, A Esmail, G Umoru, K Westhart… - Current …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Systemic combination therapy of immune checkpoint inhibitors and vascular endothelial
growth factors have provided the basis for improved outcomes in select patients with …

Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: the role of liver transplantation, adjunctive treatments, and prognostic biomarkers

AA Connor, S Kodali, M Abdelrahim, MM Javle… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) is a primary epithelial cell malignancy of the liver
with rising incidence rate globally. Its insidious presentation, heterogeneous and aggressive …

Timeline of FDA-approved targeted therapy for cholangiocarcinoma

SM Cho, A Esmail, A Raza, S Dacha, M Abdelrahim - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cholangiocarcinoma constitutes around 3% of gastrointestinal cancers,
and mortality from this cancer has been rising in the recent decades. Many cases of …

The recent trends of systemic treatments and locoregional therapies for cholangiocarcinoma

A Esmail, M Badheeb, BW Alnahar… - …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a hepatic malignancy that has a rapidly increasing incidence.
CCA is anatomically classified into intrahepatic (iCCA) and extrahepatic (eCCA), which is …

Immune checkpoint inhibitors for solid tumors in the adjuvant setting: current progress, future directions, and role in transplant oncology

K Abboud, G Umoru, A Esmail, A Abudayyeh… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are being increasingly used after
primary treatment of early-stage tumors to treat any residual disease and prevent …

Cholangiocarcinoma: The Current Status of Surgical Options including Liver Transplantation

A Esmail, M Badheeb, B Alnahar, B Almiqlash, Y Sakr… - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) poses a substantial threat as it ranks as the
second most prevalent primary liver tumor. This review reports comprehensively describe …

Liver transplantation for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: who, when and how

P Achurra, E Fernandes, G O'Kane… - Current Opinion in …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Liver transplantation for the management of patients with unresectable iCCA is currently a
reality under strict research protocols. Who is a candidate for transplantation, when to use …

Preclinical studies of toxicity and anti-cholangiocarcinoma activity of the standardized capsule formulation of Atractylodes lancea (Thunb.) DC

T Plengsuriyakarn, K Kotawong, J Karbwang… - … Medicine and Therapies, 2023 - Springer
Background Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), the adenocarcinoma of the biliary duct, is
commonly reported in Asia, with the highest incidence in northeastern Thailand …