Journal of International Oncology ›› 2021, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (5): 302-307.doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn371439-20200819-00058

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Systemic therapy of advanced biliary tract cancer

Long Xin, Wu Han, Peng Jin, Zhou Fuxiang()   

  1. Department of Abdominal Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430061, China
  • Received:2020-08-19 Revised:2021-02-21 Online:2021-05-08 Published:2021-06-09
  • Contact: Zhou Fuxiang E-mail:happyzhoufx@sina.com

Abstract:

The incidence rate of biliary tract cancer is increasing year by year. Systemic therapy is the most important treatment for patients with advanced or unresectable biliary tract cancer. Gemcitabine combined with cisplatin is still the standard first-line chemotherapy, while gemcitabine combined with TS-1 and gemcitabine combined with nab-paclitaxel are also the first-line treatment options. Studies have confirmed that immunotherapy as a back-line treatment has a significant advantage in survival, and the disease control rate of nivolumab is 61% and the median overall survival is more than 1 year. In addition, targeted drugs targeting FGFR2, IDH1/2, HER-2 and other major driving genes of biliary tract cancer also show good antitumor activity, and become research hotspots in the treatment of advanced biliary tract cancer. Summarizing the research progress of systematic chemotherapy, immunotherapy and molecular targeted therapy for advanced biliary tract cancer can provide help for clinical practice.

Key words: Biliary tract neoplasms, Drug therapy, Molecular targeted therapy, Immunotherapy