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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2021

Molecular Subtypes and Precision Oncology in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma.

Carolin Czauderna, Martha M Kirstein, Hauke C Tews, Arndt Vogel, Jens U Marquardt

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
4.0field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Durable response to first-line PARP inhibition inJournal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2023
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  10. Updates in Cholangiocarcinoma.Journal of the advanced practitioner in oncology · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Carolin CzaudernaDepartment of Medicine I, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein-Campus Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8451-8015
Martha M KirsteinDepartment of Medicine I, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein-Campus Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, Germany.
Hauke C TewsDepartment of Medicine I, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein-Campus Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, Germany.
Arndt VogelDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0560-5538
Jens U MarquardtDepartment of Medicine I, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein-Campus Lübeck, 23562 Lübeck, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8314-2682
University of Lübeck · DEMedizinische Hochschule Hannover · DEUniversity Hospital Regensburg · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cholangiocarcinomas (CCAs) are the second-most common primary liver cancers. CCAs represent a group of highly heterogeneous tumors classified based on anatomical localization into intra- (iCCA) and extrahepatic CCA (eCCA). In contrast to eCCA, the incidence of iCCA is increasing worldwide. Curative treatment strategies for all CCAs involve oncological resection followed by adjuvant chemotherapy in early stages, whereas chemotherapy is administered at advanced stages of disease. Due to late diagnosis, high recurrence rates, and limited treatment options, the prognosis of patients remains poor. Comprehensive molecular characterization has further revealed considerable heterogeneity and distinct prognostic and therapeutic traits for iCCA and eCCA, indicating that specific treatment modalities are required for different subclasses. Several druggable alterations and oncogenic drivers such as fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 gene fusions and hotspot mutations in isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 and 2 mutations have been identified. Specific inhibitors have demonstrated striking antitumor activity in affected subgroups of patients in phase II and III clinical trials. Thus, improved understanding of the molecular complexity has paved the way for precision oncological approaches. Here, we outline current advances in targeted treatments and immunotherapeutic approaches. In addition, we delineate future perspectives for different molecular subclasses that will improve the clinical care of iCCA patients.

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cholangiocarcinomaFGFRIDH1immunotherapytargeted therapy

Identifiers

PMID34202401
PMCPMC8269161
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