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ArticleOncology letters2019

Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by liver transplantation is a promising treatment for patients with unresectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma: A case report.

Jun Wang, Halmurat Obulkasim, Xiaoping Zou, Baorui Liu, Yafu Wu, Xingyu Wu, Yitao Ding

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Article in Oncology letters, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jun WangDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, P.R. China.
Halmurat ObulkasimDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, P.R. China.
Xiaoping ZouDepartment of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, P.R. China.
Baorui LiuDepartment of Oncology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, P.R. China.
Yafu WuDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, P.R. China.
Xingyu WuDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, P.R. China.
Yitao DingDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, P.R. China.
Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hilar cholangiocarcinoma is a highly malignant tumor and is currently treated by surgical resection or liver transplantation; however, these treatments result in poor patient prognosis accompanied with high recurrence and low patient mortality rates. Neoadjuvant therapy with liver transplantation is a novel treatment that exhibits promising clinical application, with a reported 5-year survival rate of 82%. However, transplantation centers conducting research into this treatment are limited due to its length and complexity. In the current study, the effects of brachytherapy and chemoradiotherapy followed by orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) were investigated in a patient with unresectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma. Following treatment, the liver function of the patient normalized and physical status significantly improved. Furthermore, tomographic evaluation demonstrated no sign of recurrence 8 months later following continued adjunct chemotherapy. Therefore, neoadjuvant therapy followed by OLT may be an effective novel therapeutic strategy to treat patients with unresectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma.

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brachytherapyliver transplantationneoadjuvant chemoradiotherapysteroid early withdrawalunresectable hilar cholangiocarcinoma

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PMID30719105
PMCPMC6350202
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