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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Mondaca S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7910699 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mondaca Sebastian S Nervi Bruno B Pinto Mauricio M Abou-Alfa Ghassan K GK
Chinese clinical oncology 20190729 4
Biliary tract cancer (BTC) is comprised of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC), extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (EHC) and gallbladder cancer (GBC). These tumors arise in the biliary epithelium, share histological characteristics and are associated with grim prognosis even when diagnosed at early stages. Moreover, its relatively low incidence in developed countries has precluded the development of clinical trials addressing specific differences among BTC subgroups in terms of their biology, tre ...[more]