Paradigm shift of chemotherapy and systemic treatment for biliary tract cancer
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Issued Date
2023-01-01
Resource Type
eISSN
19485204
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85163032605
Journal Title
World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology
Volume
15
Issue
6
Start Page
959
End Page
972
Rights Holder(s)
SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology Vol.15 No.6 (2023) , 959-972
Suggested Citation
Leowattana W., Leowattana T., Leowattana P. Paradigm shift of chemotherapy and systemic treatment for biliary tract cancer. World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology Vol.15 No.6 (2023) , 959-972. 972. doi:10.4251/wjgo.v15.i6.959 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/87792
Title
Paradigm shift of chemotherapy and systemic treatment for biliary tract cancer
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Abstract
Biliary tract cancers (BTC) are frequently identified at late stages and have a poor prognosis due to limited systemic treatment regimens. For more than a decade, the combination of gemcitabine and cis-platin has served as the first-line standard treatment. There are few choices for second-line chemo-therapy. Targeted treatment with fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 inhibitors, neurotrophic tyrosine receptor kinase inhibitors, and isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 inhibitors has had important results. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) such as pembrolizumab are only used in first-line treatment for microsatellite instability high patients. The TOPAZ-1 trial's outcome is encouraging, and there are several trials underway that might soon put targeted treatment and ICI combos into first-line options. Newer targets and agents for existing goals are being studied, which may represent a paradigm shift in BTC management. Due to a scarcity of targetable mutations and the higher toxicity profile of the current medications, the new category of drugs may occupy a significant role in BTC therapies.