Circulating tumor DNA may be a prognostic biomarker for relapse and early recurrence detection in resected early-stage ...

The results of a clinical trial led by researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences and published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology show that chemotherapy combining three different ...

Background: The presence of infective microorganisms in the bilio-pancreatic tract is believed to be important in both the onset and outcome of acute biliary pancreatitis. In this study ...

Biliary tract cancers (BTCs) are rare malignancies arising from the bile ducts. The incidence of BTCs and the associated mortality is rising, risk factors are largely unknown, and early dignosis is ...

This new article published in Genes & Diseases highlights the critical role of tRNA-derived small RNAs (tsRNAs) in digestive ...

Biliary tract disease describes any disease that affects the biliary tract the gall bladder, bile ducts and accompanying structures. Examples include primary sclerosing cholangitis, secondary ...

Eisai has filed for approval in Japan for tasurgratinib, its small-molecule fibroblast growth factor (FGF) receptor inhibitor, as a treatment for biliary tract cancers with FGFR2 gene fusion ...

The addition of nab-paclitaxel to gemcitabine and cisplatin did not improve survival in advanced biliary tract cancer. Among patients with newly diagnosed advanced biliary tract cancers (BTCs), the ...

This new article published in Genes & Diseases highlights the critical role of tRNA-derived small RNAs (tsRNAs) in digestive ...

Objectives: After completion of this article, the reader should understand (1) the theories of causation of biliary atresia, (2), the data supporting involvement of viral infection in pathogenesis ...

Biliary tract cancer is a rare adenocarcinoma that occurs in a bile duct, often causing jaundice, pruritus and weight loss. The lesion may be papillary or flat and ulcerated. The tumour is often ...