Abstract:Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a malignancy of bile duct epithelial cell lining. In the past decade, the incidence and mortality rates of CCA have been increasing worldwide. The effective treatment modality for CCA is surgical resection. Adjuvant chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy are optional therapy for unresectable and postoperative CCA. Unfortunately, the responsiveness of CCA patients to chemotherapy was relatively low and 5-year survival rate was poor. We have analyzed data which were obtained from our previo… Show more
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