PD-L1, TMB, MSI, and other predictors of response to immune checkpoint inhibitors in biliary tract cancer

A Rizzo, AD Ricci, G Brandi - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Over the last decade, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) targeting
programmed death 1 (PD-1), programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1), and cytotoxic T …

Current and emerging therapies for advanced biliary tract cancers

AE Kam, A Masood, RT Shroff - The lancet Gastroenterology & …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Biliary tract cancers (cholangiocarcinomas and gallbladder cancers) are increasing in
incidence and have a poor prognosis. Most patients present with advanced disease, for …

Second-line FOLFOX chemotherapy versus active symptom control for advanced biliary tract cancer (ABC-06): a phase 3, open-label, randomised, controlled trial

A Lamarca, DH Palmer, HS Wasan, PJ Ross… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Advanced biliary tract cancer has a poor prognosis. Cisplatin and gemcitabine
is the standard first-line chemotherapy regimen, but no robust evidence is available for …

Infigratinib (BGJ398) in previously treated patients with advanced or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma with FGFR2 fusions or rearrangements: mature results from a …

M Javle, S Roychowdhury, RK Kelley… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Treatment options are sparse for patients with advanced cholangiocarcinoma
after progression on first-line gemcitabine-based therapy. FGFR2 fusions or rearrangements …

[HTML][HTML] Proteogenomic characterization identifies clinically relevant subgroups of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

L Dong, D Lu, R Chen, Y Lin, H Zhu, Z Zhang, S Cai… - Cancer cell, 2022 - cell.com
We performed proteogenomic characterization of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA)
using paired tumor and adjacent liver tissues from 262 patients. Integrated proteogenomic …

Liposomal irinotecan plus fluorouracil and leucovorin versus fluorouracil and leucovorin for metastatic biliary tract cancer after progression on gemcitabine plus …

C Yoo, K Kim, JH Jeong, I Kim, MJ Kang… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background The prognosis of patients with advanced biliary tract cancer who have
progressed on gemcitabine plus cisplatin is dismal. We aimed to investigate the efficacy and …

Recent advances of immunotherapy for biliary tract cancer

A Rizzo, AD Ricci, G Brandi - Expert review of gastroenterology & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Biliary tract cancer (BTC) is a heterogeneous group of aggressive malignancies
comprising intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, gallbladder …

[HTML][HTML] How I treat biliary tract cancer

A Lamarca, J Edeline, L Goyal - ESMO open, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•Surgical resection remains the mainstay of cure for BTC.•Adjuvant therapy for 6
months with capecitabine is recommended after surgery.•Palliative treatment: CisGem …

Durvalumab: an investigational anti-PD-L1 antibody for the treatment of biliary tract cancer

A Rizzo, AD Ricci, G Brandi - Expert opinion on investigational …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: The prognosis of patients with advanced biliary tract cancer (BTC) remains
dismal, with a 5-year overall survival rate of less than 10%. Although immune checkpoint …

FGFR fusions in cancer: from diagnostic approaches to therapeutic intervention

A De Luca, R Esposito Abate, AM Rachiglio… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFRs) are tyrosine kinase receptors involved in many
biological processes. Deregulated FGFR signaling plays an important role in tumor …