UMMS Affiliation
Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology
Publication Date
2018-04-25
Document Type
Editorial
Disciplines
Digestive System Diseases | Gastroenterology | Hepatology | Neoplasms
Abstract
Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), a heterogeneous group of malignancy arising at any level of the biliary tree based on their anatomical location, is classified into intrahepatic (iCCA), perihilar, and distal subtypes. iCCA, which arises distally to the second‐order bile ducts, is a highly heterogeneous and aggressive malignancy with overall poor prognosis. The rate of iCCA is increasing rapidly, particularly in Western countries; however, its precise etiology and pathogenesis remain elusive.1 While surgical resection is the first line of treatment, liver transplantation is the potential curative treatment for unresectable tumors in patients with iCCA, and posttransplantation 5‐year survival rates are 51% in these patients. Currently, there are no curative medical therapies or targeted molecular therapies approved for use in iCCA. The complex plethora of cell types, extracellular matrix, and soluble factors that influence tumor progression should be considered to understand its pathogenesis and to devise effective strategies for its clinical management.1 Furthermore, identification of biomarker signatures relevant to disease progression and aggressiveness may not only aid in diagnosis but also have prognostic value that will help build a precision approach for the treatment of iCCA....
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Copyright 2018 The Authors. Hepatology Communications published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc., on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
DOI of Published Version
10.1002/hep4.1189
Source
Hepatol Commun. 2018 Apr 25;2(5):481-483. doi: 10.1002/hep4.1189. eCollection 2018 May. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Hepatology communications
Related Resources
PubMed ID
29761164
Repository Citation
Mandrekar, Pranoti and Cardinale, Vincenzo, "Periostin and mesothelin: Potential predictors of malignant progression in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma" (2018). Open Access Articles. 3437.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/oapubs/3437
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