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Cholangiocarcinoma — evolving concepts and therapeutic strategies

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Ilyas, Sumera I., Khan, Shahid A., Hallemeier, Christopher L., Kelley, Robin K., Gores, Gregory J.·2018·Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology

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Cholangiocarcinoma is a disease entity comprising diverse epithelial tumours with features of cholangiocyte differentiation: cholangiocarcinomas are categorized according to anatomical location as intrahepatic (iCCA), perihilar (pCCA), or distal (dCCA). Each subtype has a distinct epidemiology, biology, prognosis, and strategy for clinical management. The incidence of cholangiocarcinoma, particularly iCCA, has increased globally over the past few decades. Surgical resection remains the mainstay of potentially curative treatment for all three disease subtypes, whereas liver transplantation after neoadjuvant chemoradiation is restricted to a subset of patients with early stage pCCA. For patients with advanced-stage or unresectable disease, locoregional and systemic chemotherapeutics are the primary treatment options. Improvements in external-beam radiation therapy have facilitated the treatment of cholangiocarcinoma. Moreover, advances in comprehensive whole-exome and transcriptome sequencing have defined the genetic landscape of each cholangiocarcinoma subtype. Accordingly, promising molecular targets for precision medicine have been identified, and are being evaluated in clinical trials, including those exploring immunotherapy. Biomarker-driven trials, in which patients are stratified according to anatomical cholangiocarcinoma subtype and genetic aberrations, will be essential in the development of targeted therapies. Targeting the rich tumour stroma of cholangiocarcinoma in conjunction with targeted therapies might also be useful. Herein, we review the evolving developments in the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and management of cholangiocarcinoma.

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Authors
Ilyas, S. I., Khan, S. A., Hallemeier, C. L., Kelley, R. K., & Gores, G. J.
Affiliations
  • Mayo Clinic (US)
  • Hammersmith Hospital (GB)
  • University of California San Francisco Medical Center (US)
Corresponding author
Gores, Gregory J.
Venue
Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology
Published
2017-10-10
Volume
15
Issue
2
Pages
95-111
ISSN
  • 1759-4774 (ISSN-L)
  • 1759-4782
OpenAlex
W2763492611
Cited by
1,626
References
175
Citations by year
2026: 88 · 2025: 164 · 2024: 252 · 2023: 247 · 2022: 253 · 2021: 272 · 2020: 209 · 2019: 82 · 2018: 51 · 2017: 1
FWCI
19.88
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • National Cancer Institute (R03CA212877)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R56DK059427, R01DK059427, P30DK084567)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hepatology › Liver Diseases and Immunity
Keywords
cholangiocarcinoma, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, hilar cholangiocarcinoma, distal cholangiocarcinoma, pathogenesis, surgical resection, liver transplantation, neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy, locoregional chemotherapy, external beam radiotherapy, genetic landscape, molecular targets, precision medicine, immunotherapy, tumor stroma, biomarkers
MeSH terms
Adult, Cell Differentiation, Humans, Liver Neoplasms, Prognosis, Liver Transplantation, Cholangiocarcinoma, Neoadjuvant Therapy, Precision Medicine, Molecular Targeted Therapy, Chemoradiotherapy

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