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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2009; 15(41): 5228-5231
Published online Nov 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5228
A case of advanced intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma successfully treated with chemosensitivity test-guided systemic chemotherapy
Kazumichi Abe, Takeru Wakatsuki, Fumiko Katsushima, Kyoko Monoe, Yukiko Kanno, Atsushi Takahashi, Junko Yokokawa, Hiromasa Ohira
Kazumichi Abe, Takeru Wakatsuki, Fumiko Katsushima, Kyoko Monoe, Yukiko Kanno, Atsushi Takahashi, Junko Yokokawa, Hiromasa Ohira, Department of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan
Author contributions: Abe K and Wakatsuki T contributed equally to this work; Abe K, Wakatsuki T, Katsushima F, Monoe K, Kanno Y, Takahashi A, Yokokawa J and Ohira H designed the research and performed the research; Wakatsuki T, Katsushima F, Monoe K and Kanno Y contributed new reagents/analytic tools; Abe K and Wakatsuki T analyzed the data and wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Dr. Kazumichi Abe, Department of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan. k-abe@fmu.ac.jp
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Received: August 4, 2009
Revised: October 3, 2009
Accepted: October 10, 2009
Published online: November 7, 2009
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