Current Status and Future Expectations in the Management of Gastrointestinal Cancer

Posted On 2021-09-16 14:30:28


In this series, we have included some interesting topics such as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), cholangiocarcinoma, liver transplantation for HCC. The risk of colorectal cancer in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. The relationship between bile acids and GI cancer. Finally, two fascinating case reports are part of this series, the first one is on hepatocellular adenoma and the second one about advanced pancreatic cancer. Investigators from China, Germany, Italy and Mexico have collaborated in this series with a great enthusiasm.

Editorial
Current status and future expectations in the management of gastrointestinal cancer
Nahum Méndez-Sánchez

Review Article
Narrative review of hepatocellular carcinoma: from molecular bases to therapeutic approach
Nahum Méndez-Sánchez, Alejandro Valencia-Rodríguez, Carlos E. Coronel-Castillo, Xingshun Qi

Narrative review of the molecular pathways of cholangiocarcinoma: current and future applications in management
Carlos E. Coronel-Castillo, Alejandro Valencia-Rodríguez, Xingshun Qi, Nahum Méndez-Sánchez

Patient selection in liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma
Pilar Leal-Leyte, Daniel Zamora-Valdés

Narrative review of colorectal cancer risk in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Jesús K. Yamamoto-Furusho, Norma N. Parra-Holguín

Biliary acids as promoters of colon carcinogenesis: a narrative review
Shanmugaraj Kulanthaivel, Luigi Boccuto, Christian Zanza, Yaroslava Longhitano, Keerthanaa Balasundaram, Nahum Méndez-Sánchez, Ludovico Abenavoli

Case Report
Hepatocellular adenoma in the context of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis: a case report of an unusual presentation more and more frequent?
Nahum Méndez-Sánchez, Alejandro Valencia-Rodríguez, Carlos Ortiz-Hidalgo, Xingshun Qi

Neoadjuvant double metal stent placement in a patient with locally unresectable cancer of the panceatic head—a case report
Henning Wittenburg, Thomas Kirchner, Lars Ivo Partecke

Disclosure:
The series “Current Status and Future Expectations in the Management of Gastrointestinal Cancer” was commissioned by the editorial office, Digestive Medicine Research without any sponsorship or funding. Nahum Méndez-Sánchez is serving as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.