Vol 8, No 2 (April 18, 2017): Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology (Optimizing the management of hepatobiliary neoplasms: a multidisciplinary and molecular challenge)

Editorial

Optimizing the management of hepatobiliary neoplasms: a multidisciplinary and molecular challenge
Kunal C. Kadakia, Jimmy J. Hwang
Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology  
2017;
8
(2)
:213-214
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Review Article

Locoregional and systemic therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma
Olumide B. Gbolahan, Michael A. Schacht, Eric W. Beckley, Thomas P. LaRoche, Bert H. O’Neil, Maximilian Pyko
Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology  
2017;
8
(2)
:215-228
.
Viral hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma: etiology and management
Philippe J. Zamor, Andrew S. deLemos, Mark W. Russo
Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology  
2017;
8
(2)
:229-242
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Systemic therapy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: an update
Jasmin Radhika Desai, Sebastian Ochoa, Petra Alexandra Prins, Aiwu Ruth He
Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology  
2017;
8
(2)
:243-255
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC): beyond sorafenib—chemotherapy
Dae Won Kim, Chetasi Talati, Richard Kim
Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology  
2017;
8
(2)
:256-265
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Selective internal radiation therapy with SIR-Spheres in hepatocellular carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma
Eric A. Wang, Scott R. Broadwell, Ross J. Bellavia, Jeff P. Stein
Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology  
2017;
8
(2)
:266-278
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Radiation therapy for hepatobiliary malignancies
Jonathan W. Lischalk, Michael C. Repka, Keith Unger
Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology  
2017;
8
(2)
:279-292
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Biliary cancer: intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma vs. extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma vs. gallbladder cancers: classification and therapeutic implications
Daniel H. Ahn, Tanios Bekaii-Saab
Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology  
2017;
8
(2)
:293-301
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Adjuvant therapy in biliary tract and gall bladder carcinomas: a review
Roshan S. Prabhu, Jimmy Hwang
Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology  
2017;
8
(2)
:302-313
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Chemotherapy in patients with hepatobiliary cancers and abnormal hepatic function
Jun Gong, May Cho, Marwan Fakih
Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology  
2017;
8
(2)
:314-323
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Targeted therapy in biliary tract cancers—current limitations and potentials in the future
Selley Sahu, Weijing Sun
Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology  
2017;
8
(2)
:324-336
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Original Article

Operative microwave ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma: a single center retrospective review of 219 patients
Erin H. Baker, Kyle Thompson, Iain H. McKillop, Allyson Cochran, Russell Kirks, Dionisios Vrochides, John B. Martinie, Ryan Z. Swan, David A. Iannitti
Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology  
2017;
8
(2)
:337-346
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Systemic therapy for unresectable, mixed hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma: treatment of a rare malignancy
Jane E. Rogers, Ryan M. Bolonesi, Asif Rashid, Khaled M. Elsayes, Mohamed G. Elbanan, Lindsey Law, Ahmed Kaseb, Rachna T. Shroff
Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology  
2017;
8
(2)
:347-351
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Long term responders to palliative chemotherapy for advanced biliary tract cancer
Mark K. Doherty, Mairéad G. McNamara, Priya Aneja, Emma McInerney, Stephanie Moignard, Anne M. Horgan, Haiyan Jiang, Tony Panzarella, Raymond Jang, Neesha Dhani, David Hedley, Jennifer J. Knox
Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology  
2017;
8
(2)
:352-360
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Concurrent chemoradiation with volumetric modulated Arc therapy of patients treated for anal cancer—acute toxicity and treatment outcome
Kaloyan Yordanov, Simona Cima, Antonella Richetti, Gianfranco Pesce, Francesco Martucci, Ngwa Che Azinwi, Maria Carla Valli
Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology  
2017;
8
(2)
:361-367
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Treatment of advanced Gall bladder cancer in the real world—can continuation chemotherapy improve outcomes?
Vikas Ostwal, Rakesh Pinninti, Anant Ramaswamy, Nitin Shetty, Mahesh Goel, Shraddha Patkar, Jimmy Mirani, Chaitali Nashikkar, Shripad Banavali
Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology  
2017;
8
(2)
:368-376
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Case Report

Combined dabrafenib and trametinib treatment in a case of chemotherapy-refractory extrahepatic BRAF V600E mutant cholangiocarcinoma: dramatic clinical and radiological response with a confusing synchronic new liver lesion
Judit Kocsis, Anita Árokszállási, Csilla András, Ingrid Balogh, Edit Béres, Júlia Déri, István Peták, Levente Jánváry, Zsolt Horváth
Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology  
2017;
8
(2)
:E32-E38
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Disclosure:

The focused issue “Optimizing the management of hepatobiliary neoplasms: a multidisciplinary and molecular challenge” was commissioned by the Editorial office, Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology without any sponsorship or funding. Jimmy J. Hwang served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the focused issue.