Abstract
Gallbladder cancer is a fatal disease with poor prognosis. Patients usually have no specific presenting symptoms in the early-stage disease, and thus common symptoms present at an advanced stage. Conventional chemotherapy and radiation have not shown much improvement in terms of survival and quality of life. MicroRNA technology is a novel and exciting development in cancer diagnostic and therapeutic and may potentially address shortcomings related to the management of gallbladder cancer in the present era. The present chapter gives a detailed review on the role of miRNA in gallbladder cancer and its therapeutic application in the disease management.
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Mishra, A., Nizam, A., Singh, R. (2023). MicroRNA and Their Role in Carcinoma Gallbladder. In: Kumar Shukla, V., Pandey, M., Dixit, R. (eds) Gallbladder Cancer. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6442-8_11
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