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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2024

Case report: Combinations of immune checkpoint inhibitor, chemotherapy, and hyperthermia therapy avoid lymphatic recurrence in cholangiocarcinoma.

Heng-Jui Chang, Chiao-Hsu Ke, Yu-Shan Wang

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Heng-Jui ChangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Wesing Surgery Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Chiao-Hsu KeDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Institute of Chemical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yu-Shan WangDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.

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Abstract

Cholangiocarcinoma is a malignancy known for its aggressiveness and limited treatment options. The malignant tumor behaviors include intrahepatic recurrence, regional lymph node (LN) metastasis, peritoneal carcinomatosis, and lung metastasis. Herein, we reported a case of lymphatic recurrence in an intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma patient after surgery, adjuvant concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT), who experienced a remarkable response to a combination therapy. However, the patient failed to undergo radiotherapy or other invasive local therapy and therefore received Opdivo (nivolumab) in combination with chemotherapy (FOLFOX) and modulated electro-hyperthermia. Notably, after these medical interventions, this patient had a complete response (CR) to treatments, in which no lymph node metastasis occurred, and a significantly decreased tumor marker, CA 19-9, level was found. This case highlights the potential of multiple anti-tumor therapies, including immune checkpoint inhibitors, chemotherapy, and hyperthermia, in managing challenging cholangiocarcinoma cases.

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cholangiocarcinomahyperthermiaimmune checkpoint inhibitorimmunotherapymodulated electro-hyperthermia

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