Special Issue "Current Epidemiologic, Diagnostic, and Therapeutic Aspects of Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA)"
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2024 | Viewed by 12058
Special Issue Editors
Interests: GI oncology; endoscopy
Interests: GI oncology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) comprises a variety of heterogeneous biliary malignancies, which arises at some point of the bile duct system. CCA is associated with a globally increasing incidence, accounting for about 15% of all primary liver cancers. Due to its silent presentation of CCA in combination with the highly aggressive tumor nature and refractoriness to chemotherapy, patients are confronted with an alarmingly high mortality rate. Although the recently presented positive results on the use of checkpoint inhibitors herald a new era of palliative systemic therapy for CCA, it is currently still responsible for about 2% of all cancer-related deaths globally. New insights into epidemiological, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects, which are the focus of the current special issue, can contribute significantly to improve the care of CCA patients worldwide in order to reduce the high morbidity and mortality in the future.
Dr. Sven Loosen
Prof. Dr. Christoph Roerburg
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Biliary tract cancer
- BTC
- liver cancer
- immunotherapy
- biomarkers
- prognosis
- therapy
Planned Papers
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Title: Post-prgression treatment after failure of first-line therapy with gem/cis in locally advanced or metatstaic biliary duct cancer
Authors: Verena Keitel-Anselmino
Affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Otto-von-Guericke University, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany
Title: Role bile acids and bile acid receptors in cholangiocarcinoma
Authors: Verena Keitel-Anselmino
Affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Otto-von-Guericke University, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany