Biliary tract neoplasms /

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 practic...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Pawlik, Timothy M. (Editor), Maithel, Shishir Kumar (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Elsevier, [2026]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Epidemiology of BTCs
  • Risk factors and clinical presentation of biliary tract cancers
  • Radiologic presentation of biliary tract cancer
  • Pathologic classification and staging of biliary tract cancer
  • Biliary tract decompression
  • Surgical resection for cholangiocarcinoma
  • Surgical resection of gallbladder cancer
  • Systemic therapy for locally advanced or metastatic biliary tract cancer
  • Targeted therapy in biliary tract cancer
  • Optimizing immunotherapy for biliary tract cancers
  • Radiation therapy for biliary tract cancers
  • Liver-directed therapy for biliary tract cancer
  • Sequencing of therapy for resectable biliary tract cancers
  • The evolving role of transplantation for biliary tract cancers
  • The clinical trials landscape--The future of biliary tract cancers