An international multicentre evaluation of treatment strategies for combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma^✰.

ABSTRACT:

Background & aims

Management of combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma (cHCC-CCA) is not well-defined. Therefore, we evaluated the management of cHCC-CCA using an online hospital-wide multicentre survey sent to expert centres.

Methods

A survey was sent to members of the European Network for the Study of Cholangiocarcinoma (ENS-CCA) and the International Cholangiocarcinoma Research Network (ICRN), in July 2021. To capture the respondents' contemporary decision-making process, a hypothetical case study with different tumour size and number combinations was embedded.

Results

Of 155 surveys obtained, 87 (56%) were completed in full and included for analysis. Respondents represented Europe (68%), North America (20%), Asia (11%), and South America (1%) and included surg

SUBMITTER: Claasen MPAW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10206495 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature