Italian Clinical Practice Guidelines on Cholangiocarcinoma – Part II: Treatment

• Published in: Digestive and liver disease Vol. 52; no. 12; pp. 1430 - 1442
• Main Authors: Alvaro, Domenico, Hassan, Cesare, Cardinale, Vincenzo, Carpino, Guido, Fabris, Luca, Gringeri, Enrico, Granata, Vincenza, Mutignani, Massimiliano, Morement, Helen, Giuliante, Felice, Guglielmi, Alfredo, Ridola, Lorenzo, Tonini, Giuseppe, Marzioni, Marco, Grazi, Gianluca, Guido, Maria, Di Giulio, Emilio, Pantano, Francesco, Venere, Rosanna, Bragazzi, Maria Consiglia, Biancanello, Francesca, Faccioli, Jessica, Giannetti, Aurora, Cintolo, Marcello, Di Giunta, Michela, Gambato, Martina, Lasagni, Alberto, Izzo, Francesco, Avallone, Antonio, Banales, Jesus, Rossi, Massimo, Catalano, Carlo, Laghi, Andrea, D'amati, Giulia, Mancino, Maria Grazia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2020
• Subjects: Distal cholangiocarcinoma; Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma; Liver transplantation; Locoregional treatments; Perihilar cholangiocarcinoma; Surgery; Target therapies; Surgery; Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma; Locoregional treatments; Perihilar cholangiocarcinoma; Distal cholangiocarcinoma; Target therapies; Liver transplantation

Currently, the only curative treatment for cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is surgical resection, though this treatment is possible in less than 40% of patients. However, recent improvements in preoperative management have led to a higher number of patients who are candidates for this procedure. For unrese...