A New Clinically Based Staging System for Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma

Current staging systems for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (pCCA) are inadequate, as they are based on surgical pathology and therefore not relevant to unresectable patients. Clinical trials for potential targeted therapies for pCCA are hampered by the lack of an accurate, nonoperative staging system...

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Published in:	The American journal of gastroenterology Vol. 109; no. 12; pp. 1881 - 1890
Main Authors:	Chaiteerakij, Roongruedee, Harmsen, William S, Marrero, Carlos Romero, Aboelsoud, Mohammed M., Ndzengue, Albert, Kaiya, Joseph, Therneau, Terry M, Sanchez, William, Gores, Gregory J, Roberts, Lewis R
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 01.12.2014
Subjects:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Bile Duct Neoplasms - blood Bile Duct Neoplasms - pathology Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic - pathology CA-19-9 Antigen - blood Cholangiocarcinoma - blood Cholangiocarcinoma - pathology Cohort Studies Cystic Duct - pathology Female Gastroenterology Hepatic Duct, Common - pathology Humans Lymph Nodes - pathology Male Middle Aged Neoplasm Metastasis Neoplasm Staging Proportional Hazards Models Retrospective Studies Tumor Burden Young Adult
ISSN:	0002-9270, 1572-0241, 1572-0241
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