Medical treatment of biliary tract cancer: From peri-operative to palliative care, what's on? [Traitement médical des cholangiocarcinomes : de l'adjuvant au métastatique, du nouveau ?]

摘要

Biliary tract cancers (BTCs) encompass different cancers: intrahepatic, Katskin tumor, gallbladder, and main bile duct cancer. Surgical management of these cancers is difficult and most patients with BTC are likely to present with an unresectable or metastatic disease. Although standard systemic chemotherapy approaches are emerging, the prognosis remains poor. Development of adaptive therapeutic strategies is ongoing, as a better knowledge about these tumors is emerging.