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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2013; 19(1): 72-77
Published online Jan 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i1.72
Improvement of prognosis for unresectable biliary tract cancer
Takashi Sasaki, Hiroyuki Isayama, Yousuke Nakai, Naminatsu Takahara, Naoki Sasahira, Hirofumi Kogure, Suguru Mizuno, Hiroshi Yagioka, Yukiko Ito, Natsuyo Yamamoto, Kenji Hirano, Nobuo Toda, Minoru Tada, Masao Omata, Kazuhiko Koike
Takashi Sasaki, Hiroyuki Isayama, Yousuke Nakai, Naminatsu Takahara, Naoki Sasahira, Hirofumi Kogure, Natsuyo Yamamoto, Kenji Hirano, Minoru Tada, Kazuhiko Koike, Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
Suguru Mizuno, Department of Gastroenterology, Kanto Central Hospital, Tokyo 158-8531, Japan
Hiroshi Yagioka, Department of Gastroenterology, JR Tokyo General Hospital, Tokyo 151-8528, Japan
Yukiko Ito, Department of Gastroenterology, Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, Tokyo 150-8935, Japan
Nobuo Toda, Department of Gastroenterology, Mitsui Memorial Hospital, Tokyo 101-8643, Japan
Masao Omata, Yamanashi Prefectural Hospital Organization, Yamanashi 400-8506, Japan
Author contributions: Sasaki T designed the study, analyzed the data and worked on the manuscript; Isayama H designed the study concept; Nakai Y analyzed the data and worked on the manuscript; Takahara N, Sasahira N, Kogure H, Mizuno S, Yagioka H, Ito Y and Toda N collected the clinical data; Yamamoto N, Hirano K and Tada M performed the analysis; Omata M and Koike K supervised and overviewed the study.
Correspondence to: Takashi Sasaki, MD, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan. sasakit-tky@umin.ac.jp
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Received: July 1, 2012
Revised: September 17, 2012
Accepted: September 22, 2012
Published online: January 7, 2013
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