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Liver Fluke, Opisthorchis viverrini Related Cholangiocarcinoma

Liver Fluke Related Cholangiocarcinoma

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Editors:
  1. Narong Khuntikeo

    1. Department of Surgery, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

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  2. Ross H. Andrews

    1. Cholangiocarcinoma Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

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  3. Trevor N. Petney

    1. Karlsruh Erbprinzenstr, State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany

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  4. Shahid A. Khan

    1. St. Mary's Hospital, Imperial College London, London, UK

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  • Describes new developments in diagnosis and treatment of Cholangiocarcinoma
  • Explains how the newly available techniques can be applied to reduce the risk of developing cholangiocarcinoma
  • Written and edited by experts in the field

Part of the book series: Recent Results in Cancer Research (RECENTCANCER, volume 219)

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This volume discusses new developments in the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of cholangiocarcinoma induced by the liver fluke Opisthorchis viverrini. Although cholangiocarcinoma is rare in the Western world, it has a very high incidence in continental Southeast Asian countries, where it is linked to infection with O. viverrini. In Southeast Asia this cancer causes thousands of deaths every year and places a severe socioeconomic burden on the affected families. Diagnosis is usually at a late disease stage, and in the past palliative surgery and care have been the major therapeutic options. Recently, however, techniques have become available for early-stage diagnosis that offer the possibility of curative surgery, and novel chemotherapeutic options are also under development. In Thailand alone, more than 2 million individuals have now been registered for screening for this cancer. The aim of this book is to highlight the latest research in the field and to explain how the newly available techniques can be applied to reduce the risk of developing cholangiocarcinoma and increase the likelihood of survival.

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    • Narong Khuntikeo, Ross H. Andrews, Trevor N. Petney, Shahid A. Khan
    Pages 1-5

  3. Opisthorchis viverrini Life Cycle, Distribution, Systematics, and Population Genetics

    • Weerachai Saijuntha, Ross H. Andrews, Paiboon Sithithaworn, Trevor N. Petney
    Pages 7-25

  4. Epidemiology and Control of Opisthorchis viverrini Infection: Implications for Cholangiocarcinoma Prevention

    • Narong Khuntikeo, Bandit Thinkhamrop, Thomas Crellen, Chatanun Eamudomkarn, Trevor N. Petney, Ross H. Andrews et al.
    Pages 27-52

  5. The Hallmarks of Liver Fluke Related Cholangiocarcinoma: Insight into Drug Target Possibility

    • Watcharin Loilome, Nisana Namwat, Apinya Jusakul, Anchalee Techasen, Poramate Klanrit, Jutarop Phetcharaburanin et al.
    Pages 53-90

  6. Pathology of Cholangiocarcinoma

    • Supinda Koonmee, Prakasit Sa-ngiamwibool, Chaiwat Aphivatanasiri, Waritta Kunprom, Piyapharom Intarawichian, Walailak Bamrungkit et al.
    Pages 91-107

  7. New Imaging Techniques

    • Nittaya Chamadol, Richard Syms, Vallop Laopaiboon, Julaluck Promsorn, Kulyada Eurboonyanun
    Pages 109-145

  8. Surgery

    • Narong Khuntikeo, Ake Pugkhem, Tharatip Srisuk, Vor Luvira, Attapol Titapun, Theerawee Tipwaratorn et al.
    Pages 147-222

  9. Systemic Treatment for Cholangiocarcinoma

    • Aumkhae Sookprasert, Kosin Wirasorn, Jarin Chindaprasirt, Piyakarn Watcharenwong, Thanachai Sanlung, Siraphong Putraveephong
    Pages 223-244

  10. Palliative Care in Cholangiocarcinoma

    • Attakorn Raksasataya, Anucha Ahooja, Vivian Krangbunkrong, Apiwat Jareanrat, Attapol Titapun, Narong Khuntikeo
    Pages 245-267

  11. Digital Innovations (Isan Cohort)

    • Bandit Thinkhamrop, Kavin Thinkhamrop, Chaiwat Tawarungrueng, Panuwat Prathumkham
    Pages 269-280

  12. RAW ATTITUDES: Socio-Cultures, Altered Landscapes, and Changing Perceptions of an Underestimated Disease

    • Carl Grundy-Warr, Ross H. Andrews, Narong Khuntikeo, Trevor N. Petney
    Pages 281-347

  13. Community Awareness and Education: In the West and Southeast Asia

    • Helen Morement, Narong Khuntikeo
    Pages 349-359

  14. Synopsis

    • Narong Khuntikeo, Ross H. Andrews, Trevor N. Petney, Shahid A. Khan
    Pages 361-367
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Surgery, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

    Narong Khuntikeo

  • Cholangiocarcinoma Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

    Ross H. Andrews

  • Karlsruh Erbprinzenstr, State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany

    Trevor N. Petney

  • St. Mary's Hospital, Imperial College London, London, UK

    Shahid A. Khan

About the editors

Assoc. Prof. Narong Khuntikeo is the director and initiator of the Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) Research Institute (CARI) and The Cholangiocarcinoma Screening and Care Program (CASCAP) at Khon Kaen University, Thailand. The institute and program aim to reduce the mortality caused by CCA by reducing the incidence of infection with the liver fluke Opisthorchis viverrini, the main risk factor for developing CCA, as well as developing new clinical approaches to early disease diagnosis, surgery and chemotherapy. To date over 600,000 at-risk individuals have been screened ba CASCAP to detect early stage disease.Prof. Khuntikeo received his MD at the Faculty of Medicine in Khon Kaen in 1984 and received a fellowship in Hepato-Pancreatic Biliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation at the Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane in 1994. He is the recipient of numerous awards and extensive funding for his work on combatting CCA.

Ross H Andrews and Trevor N Petney have done extensive work on O. viverrini including its systematics, genetic variability, host choice and transmission dynamics. Both are senior advisors at the Cholangiocarcinoma Research Institute, Khon Kaen University. Shahid A Khan is an internationally renowned liver specialist in biliary cancer.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Liver Fluke, Opisthorchis viverrini Related Cholangiocarcinoma

  • Book Subtitle: Liver Fluke Related Cholangiocarcinoma

  • Editors: Narong Khuntikeo, Ross H. Andrews, Trevor N. Petney, Shahid A. Khan

  • Series Title: Recent Results in Cancer Research

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35166-2

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-35165-5Published: 04 September 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-35168-6Published: 04 September 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-35166-2Published: 03 September 2023

  • Series ISSN: 0080-0015

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-6767

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 367

  • Number of Illustrations: 56 b/w illustrations, 110 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Oncology, Parasitology, Gastroenterology

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