PSC-IBD may represent a distinct entity of colitis in which low endoscopic activity may mask an active histologic inflammation that possibly contributes to an increased risk of malignancy. Circumstances related to liver transplantation seem to act favorably on colonic inflammation in PSC.
CCA arising in PSC patients is characterized by extensive PBG involvement and by the activation of the BTSC niche. In these patients, the presence of duct lesions at different stages suggests a progressive tumorigenesis. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
BaCKgRoUND aND aIMS: Lifetime risk of biliary tract cancer (BTC) in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) may exceed 20%, and BTC is currently the leading cause of death in patients with PSC. To open new avenues for management, we aimed to delineate clinically relevant genomic and pathological features of a large panel of PSC-associated BTC (PSC-BTC). appRoaCH aND ReSUltS: We analyzed formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tumor tissue from 186 patients with PSC-BTC from 11 centers in eight countries with all anatomical locations included. We performed tumor DNA sequencing at 42 clinically relevant genetic loci to detect mutations, translocations, and copy number variations, along with histomorphological and immunohistochemical characterization. Regardless of the anatomical localization, PSC-BTC exhibited a uniform molecular and histological characteristic similar to extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. We detected a high frequency of genomic alterations typical of extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, such as TP53 (35.5%), KRAS (28.0%), CDKN2A (14.5%), and
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