Biliary Tract Neoplasms is a state-of-art reference of the multimodality management of bile duct cancer written by leaders in the field. As targeted therapy and clinical trials in this field are exploding, and the incidence of the disease is increasing, now is the time to address the topic in practical manner. This reference addresses surgical approaches to biliary neoplasms, targeted personalized systemic approaches to biliary neoplasms, and other treatment modalities such as radiotherapy and ablation. It is intended for scientists, researchers, clinicians, practicing surgeons, surgical oncologists, transplant surgeons as well as fellows/residents in the surgical space.The book's translational nature and impact of basic science findings that have informed targeted therapy for biliary neoplasms provide the very latest data on surgery, medical, imaging, and multi-modality care of biliary neoplasm to educate and inform care of this patient population.
- Incudes the most recent information and research data on biliary tract neoplasms
- Describes in detail the sequence options of different therapies and risk factors in a clinical setting
- Presents a surgical perspective of personalized systemic approaches to biliary neoplasms for practical use
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978-0-443-29288-0 (9780443292880)
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1. Epidemiology2. Risk Factors and Clinical Presentation of BTC3. Radiologic Presentation of BTC4. Pathologic Classification and Staging of BTC5. Biliary Tract Decompression6. Surgical Resection for Cholangiocarcinoma7. Surgical Resection for Gallbladder Cancer8. Systemic Therapy for BTC9. Targeted Therapy for BTC10. Optimizing Immunotherapy for BTC11. Radiation therapy for BTC12. Liver Directed Therapy13. Sequencing of therapy14. Evolving role of Transplantation15. The Clinical Trials Landscape - The Future of BTC