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ReviewMedical oncology (Northwood, London, England)2015

Cholangiocarcinoma: from molecular biology to treatment.

Ana F Brito, Ana M Abrantes, João C Encarnação, José G Tralhão, Maria F Botelho

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Review in Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
28citing papers in PubMed
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Patient-Derived Organoids of Cholangiocarcinoma.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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  16. BMC geriatrics · 2018
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  18. The cholangiocyte primary cilium in health and disease.Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular basis of disease · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ana F BritoBiophysics Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Pólo III - Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, Celas, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal. anabrito816@gmail.com.
Ana M AbrantesBiophysics Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Pólo III - Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, Celas, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal.
João C EncarnaçãoBiophysics Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Pólo III - Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, Celas, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal.
José G TralhãoBiophysics Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Pólo III - Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, Celas, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal.
Maria F BotelhoBiophysics Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Pólo III - Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, Celas, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal.
University of Coimbra · PT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cholangiocarcinoma is a rare tumor originating in the bile ducts, which, according to their anatomical location, is classified as intrahepatic, extrahepatic and hilar. Nevertheless, incidence rates have increased markedly in recent decades. With respect to tumor biology, several genetic alterations correlated with resistance to chemotherapy and radiotherapy have been identified. Here, we highlight changes in KRAS and TP53 genes that are normally associated with a more aggressive phenotype. Also IL-6 and some proteins of the BCL-2 family appear to be involved in the resistance that the cholangiocarcinoma presents toward conventional therapies. With regard to diagnosis, tumor markers most commonly used are CEA and CA 19-9, and although its use isolated appears controversial, their combined value has been increasingly advocated. In imaging terms, various methods are needed, such as abdominal ultrasound, computed tomography and cholangiopancreatography. Regarding therapy, surgical modalities are the only ones that offer chance of cure; however, due to late diagnosis, most patients cannot take advantage of them. Thus, the majority of patients are directed to other therapeutic modalities like chemotherapy, which, in this context, assumes a purely palliative role. Thus, it becomes urgent to investigate new therapeutic options for this highly aggressive type of tumor.

Indexed as

AnimalsBile Duct NeoplasmsCholangiocarcinomaGenetic TherapyHumansInterleukin-6Treatment OutcomeIL6 protein, humanInterleukin-6CholangiocarcinomaDiagnosisIL-6Molecular biologyTreatment

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PMID26427701
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