Translating Biomarkers of Cholangiocarcinoma for Theranosis: A Systematic Review

• Published in: Cancers Vol. 12; no. 10; p. 2817
• Main Authors: Wijetunga, Imeshi, McVeigh, Laura E, Charalambous, Antonia, Antanaviciute, Agne, Carr, Ian M, Nair, Amit, Prasad, K Raj, Ingram, Nicola, Coletta, P Louise
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 30.09.2020; MDPI
• Subjects: Bile ducts; Bioinformatics; Biomarkers; Cancer; Cancer therapies; Cholangiocarcinoma; Diagnosis; Disease; Gelatinase B; Genes; Genetic translation; Growth factors; Health aspects; Medical prognosis; Nanoparticles; Nanotechnology; Ontology; Proteins; Rare diseases; Review; Reviews; Systematic review; Japan; therapy and diagnosis; theranosis; cholangiocarcinoma; biomarkers; biomarker selection

Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a rare disease with poor outcomes and limited research efforts into novel treatment options. A systematic review of CCA biomarkers was undertaken to identify promising biomarkers that may be used for theranosis (therapy and diagnosis). MEDLINE/EMBASE databases (1996-2019)...