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Accuracy of a new rapid diagnostic test for urinary antigen detection and assessment of drug treatment in opisthorchiasis

open access: yesInfectious Diseases of Poverty, 2023
Background Screening for opisthorchiasis, a parasitic worm infection affecting many millions of people in Southeast Asia, has traditionally relied on faecal egg examination such as the formalin-ethyl acetate concentration technique (FECT) and Kato-Katz ...
Chanika Worasith   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prognostic Significance of Growth Pattern in Predicting Outcome of Opisthorchis viverrini-Associated Distal Cholangiocarcinoma in Thailand

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2022
Distal cholangiocarcinoma (dCCA) is a rare type of CCA in Asia, even in Opisthorchis viverrini-prevalent Northeastern Thailand. The clinical ambiguity and imprecision of diagnosis surrounding this malignancy result in high mortality due often to advanced/
Waritta Kunprom   +53 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sulfasalazine modifies metabolic profiles and enhances cisplatin chemosensitivity on cholangiocarcinoma cells in in vitro and in vivo models

open access: yesCancer & Metabolism, 2021
Background Sulfasalazine (SSZ) is widely known as an xCT inhibitor suppressing CD44v9-expressed cancer stem-like cells (CSCs) being related to redox regulation. Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) has a high recurrence rate and no effective chemotherapy.
Malinee Thanee   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Modification of the eighth AJCC/UICC staging system for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma: An alternative pathological staging system from cholangiocarcinoma-prevalent Northeast Thailand

open access: yesFrontiers in Medicine, 2022
AimThis study aims to improve the classification performance of the eighth American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (pCCA) by proposing the Khon Kaen University (KKU) staging system developed in ...
Chaiwat Aphivatanasiri   +51 more
doaj   +1 more source

Facial Swelling as a Presenting Sign of Cholangiocarcinoma [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
Cholangiocarcinoma is a rare primary malignancy of the biliary tree, which usually presents late in the course of disease with jaundice, upper right quadrant pain, and cachexia. They frequently metastasise in the lungs, liver, bones, adrenals, peritoneum,
Nagireddy Bethireddy   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Prognostic significance of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in predicting outcome of distal cholangiocarcinoma in Thailand

open access: yesFrontiers in Oncology, 2022
Patients with distal cholangiocarcinoma (dCCA) generally have poor outcomes because of late presentation and diagnosis. Therefore, prognostic factors for predicting outcomes are essential to improve therapeutic strategies and quality of life.
Piyapharom Intarawichian   +54 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Impact of Pre-analytical Quality Initiatives on Cholangiocarcinoma Diagnostics in Thailand

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2022
Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is the most prevalent malignancy in Thailand, with unfortunate late diagnosis and frequent metastatic disease outcomes. An accurate tissue diagnosis is the first and most important step in the treatment of CCA. Tissue quality and
Supinda Koonmee   +30 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Circulating Cell-Free DNA for Cholangiocarcinoma

open access: yesDiagnostics, 2021
The analysis of cfDNA has been applied as a liquid biopsy in several malignancies. However, its value in the diagnosis and prognosis of cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) have not been well defined.
Preawwalee Wintachai   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Preoperative controlling nutritional status (CONUT) score is an independent prognostic factor in cholangiocarcinoma patients treated with hepatectomy

open access: yesHeliyon, 2023
Background: Nutritional status is one of the important factors determining the short- and long-term outcomes of surgery in cancer. This study aimed to assess the prognostic role of preoperative controlling nutritional status (CONUT) score in intrahepatic
Attapol Titapun   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Establishment of a Potential Serum Biomarker Panel for the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Cholangiocarcinoma Using Decision Tree Algorithms

open access: yesDiagnostics, 2021
Potential biomarkers which include S100 calcium binding protein A9 (S100A9), mucin 5AC (MUC5AC), transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1), and angiopoietin-2 have previously been shown to be effective for cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) diagnosis.
Phongsaran Kimawaha   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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