Publications by authors named "Maria Cr Hachem"

Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a rare malignancy with a very poor prognosis. Considering that most cases of CCA are diagnosed at a locally advanced stage and the standard of care for advanced CCA remains suboptimal, new prognostic and predictive biomarkers must be developed to improve the management and survival of patients diagnosed with CCA regardless of disease stage. According to recent studies, 20% of biliary tract cancers exhibit the BRCAness phenotype, meaning that these tumors do not have germline mutations in but share phenotypic traits with tumors that possess hereditary mutations.

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