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SUBMITTER: Rizzo A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7694193 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rizzo Alessandro A Tavolari Simona S Ricci Angela Dalia AD Frega Giorgio G Palloni Andrea A Relli Valeria V Salati Massimiliano M Fenocchio Elisabetta E Massa Annamaria A Aglietta Massimo M Brandi Giovanni G
Cancers 20201104 11
Biliary tract cancers (BTCs) include a heterogenous group of aggressive malignancies with limited therapeutic options. According to their anatomical location, these hepatobiliary tumors are usually classified into intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA), extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (eCCA), and gallbladder cancer (GBC). Unfortunately, BTCs are often diagnosed when already metastatic, and although the advent of genomic sequencing has led to a deeper understanding of iCCA pathogenesis, very litt ...[more]