Genomic and genetic characterization of cholangiocarcinoma identifies therapeutic targets for tyrosine kinase inhibitors

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  • Andersen, Jesper Bøje
  • Bart Spee
  • Boris R Blechacz
  • Itzhak Avital
  • Mina Komuta
  • Andrew Barbour
  • Elizabeth A Conner
  • Matthew C Gillen
  • Tania Roskams
  • Lewis R Roberts
  • Valentina M Factor
  • Snorri S Thorgeirsson
Cholangiocarcinoma is a heterogeneous disease with a poor outcome that accounts for 5%-10% of primary liver cancers. We characterized its genomic and genetic features and associated these with patient responses to therapy.
Original languageEnglish
JournalGastroenterology
Volume142
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)1021-1031.e15
ISSN0016-5085
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2012
Externally publishedYes

    Research areas

  • Aged, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized, Antineoplastic Agents, Belgium, Bile Duct Neoplasms, Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic, Blotting, Western, Cell Line, Tumor, Cell Proliferation, Chi-Square Distribution, Cholangiocarcinoma, Cluster Analysis, Female, Gene Expression Profiling, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Humans, Immunohistochemistry, Individualized Medicine, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Laser Capture Microdissection, Male, Middle Aged, Molecular Targeted Therapy, Mutation, Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis, Patient Selection, Phenotype, Prognosis, Proportional Hazards Models, Protein Kinase Inhibitors, Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, Proto-Oncogene Proteins, Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf, Queensland, Quinazolines, Receptor, Epidermal Growth Factor, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Survival Rate, Time Factors, Tumor Microenvironment, United States, ras Proteins

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