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ReviewCurrent oncology reports2022

Immunotherapy in Biliary Tract Cancers: Where Are We?

Aparna Kalyan, Harshit Khosla, Richard D Kim

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Review in Current oncology reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 15% 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

8 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Aparna KalyanRobert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, USA.
Harshit KhoslaDepartment of Medicine, Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, USA.
Richard D KimMoffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, USA. Richard.kim@moffitt.org.ORCID 0000-0002-8448-844X
Moffitt Cancer Center · USNorthwestern University · USSaint Vincent Hospital · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewBiliary tract cancers (BTCs) are a heterogenous group of cancers arising from the biliary tract. The hallmark of these cancers is the advanced stage of presentation and a paucity of durable treatment options. Despite the advances in targeted therapy and immunotherapy in solid tumors, systemic cytotoxic chemotherapy has remained the mainstay for cholangiocarcinomas. RECENT

findingsWith advances in the understanding of the tumor microenvironment, genetic features, and inflammatory milieu, have led to the identification of tumor-infiltrating immune cells as indicators of prognosis and response to treatment in BTC. Through an improved comprehension of immunology, immuno-oncology is becoming another pillar of treatment along with traditional radiation, surgery, cytotoxic chemotherapy, and targeted therapies. This article reviews the evidence for immunotherapy use in cholangiocarcinoma, which still being in infancy, and offers promising new novel options for the management of biliary tract cancers.

Indexed as

Bile Duct NeoplasmsBiliary Tract NeoplasmsCholangiocarcinomaBile Ducts, IntrahepaticHumansImmunologic FactorsImmunotherapyTumor MicroenvironmentImmunologic FactorsBiliary cancerCholangiocarcinomaImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmunotherapyTargeted therapy

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PMID36192517
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