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SUBMITTER: Branchi V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8469358 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Branchi Vittorio V Esser Laura L Boden Corinna C Jafari Azin A Henn Jonas J Lingohr Philipp P Gonzalez-Carmona Maria A MA Schmitz Marc M Weismüller Tobias J TJ Strassburg Christian P CP Manekeller Steffen S Kristiansen Glen G Kalff Jörg C JC Matthaei Hanno H Toma Marieta I MI
Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) 20210901 9
Biliary tract cancer (BTC) refers to a heterogenous group of epithelial malignancies arising along the biliary tree. The highly aggressive nature combined with its silent presentation contribute to the dismal prognosis of this tumor. Tumor-infiltrating immune cells (TIICs) are frequently present in BTC and there is growing evidence regarding their role as therapeutic targets. In this study, we analyzed the immune cell infiltration in BTC and developed a promising immune signature score to predic ...[more]