Monica Niger, Federico Nichetti, Lorenzo Fornaro, Chiara Pircher, Federica Morano, Federica Palermo, Lorenza Rimassa, Tiziana Pressiani, Rossana Berardi, Andrea Casadei Gardini, Elisa Sperti, Lisa Salvatore, Davide Melisi, Francesca Bergamo, Salvatore Siena, Stefania Mosconi, Raffaella Longarini, Giuseppina Arcangeli, Salvatore Corallo, Laura Delliponti, Stefano Tamberi, Elena Fea, Giovanni Brandi, Ilario Giovanni Rapposelli, Massimiliano Salati, Paolo Baili, Rosalba Miceli, Silva Ljevar, Ilaria Cavallo, Elisa Sottotetti, Antonia Martinetti, Michele Droz Dit Busset, Carlo Sposito, Maria Di Bartolomeo, Filippo Pietrantonio, Filippo de Braud, Vincenzo Mazzaferro
BACKGROUND: Biliary tract cancers (BTCs) are rare and lethal cancers, with a 5-year survival inferior to 20%(1-3). The only potential curative treatment is surgical resection. However, despite complex surgical procedures that have a remarkable risk of postoperative morbidity and mortality, the 5-year survival rate after radical surgery (R0) is 20-40% and recurrence rates are up to ~ 75%(4-6). Up to ~ 40% of patients relapse within 12 months after resection, and half of these patient will recur systemically(4-6)...
April 8, 2024: BMC Cancer